Projected cities : cinema and urban space / Stephen Barber.

Main entry:

Barber, Stephen, 1961-

Title & Author:

Projected cities : cinema and urban space / Stephen Barber.

Publication:

London : Reaktion, 2002.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.

Series:

Locations

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Origins of the Film City -- 2. Urban Space in European Cinema -- 3. Japan: The Image of the City -- 4. The Digital City and Cinema.
English.

Summary:

"Stephen Barber explores the intricate relationship between film and the urban landscape, looking in particular at the cinemas of Europe and Japan, two intimately linked film cultures that have been prominent in the use of urban imagery. Film-makers have interrogated images of cities to influence and determine our perception of many things, from history to the human body; cinema has been vital to the way in which the city is now imagined, created and remembered. Stephen Barber also assesses the impact of digital media on the status of film and cinema spaces, and makes an extraordinary journey via cinemas (from banal multiplexes to raw porno flea-pits) in cities such as Lisbon, Tallinn, Berlin and Tokyo. Finally, he reflects innovatively on the digital rendering of the modern city and on the survival of cinema. Projected Cities will appeal to all readers engaged with the urban world, cinema and contemporary culture."--Jacket.

ISBN:

186189127X (paperback)
9781861891273 (paperback)

Subject:

Cities and towns in motion pictures.
Villes au cinéma.
Film
Stadt

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Locations.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 226918
Call No.: PN1995.9.C513 B3 2002
Status: Available

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