World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism

World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism is a highly original study. Traditional views of cinematic realism usually draw on the so-called classical cinema and its allegiance to narrative mimesis, but Nagib challenges this, drawing instead on the filmmaker's commitment to truth and to the film medium's material bond with the real. Starting from the premise that world cinema's creative peaks are governed by an ethics of realism, Nagib conducts comparative case studies picked from world new waves, such as the Japanese New Wave, the French nouvelle vague, the Cinema Novo, the New German Cinema, the. Read more... Introduction -- Physical cinema. The end of the other -- The immaterial difference : Werner Herzog revisited -- The reality of the medium. Conceptual realism in Land in trance and I am Cuba -- The work of art in progress : an analysis of delicate crime -- The ethics of desire. The realm of the senses, the ethical imperative and the politics of pleasure -- The production of reality. Hara and Kobayashi's "private documentaries" -- The self-performing auteur : ethics in Joao Cesar Monteiro World Cinema And The Ethics Of Realism Is A Highly Original Study. Traditional Views Of Cinematic Realism Usually Draw On The So-called Classical Cinema And Its Allegiance To Narrative Mimesis, But Nagib Challenges This, Drawing Instead On The Filmmaker's Commitment To Truth And To The Film Medium's Material Bond With The Real. Starting From The Premise That World Cinema's Creative Peaks Are Governed By An Ethics Of Realism, Nagib Conducts Comparative Case Studies Picked From World New Waves, Such As The Japanese New Wave, The French Nouvelle Vague, The Cinema Novo, The New German Cinema, The Russo-cuban Revolutionary Cinema, The Portuguese Self-performing Auteur And The Inuit Indigenous Cinema. Drawing Upon Badiou And Rancière, World Cinema And The Ethics Of Realism Revisits And Reformulates Several Fundamental Concepts In Film Studies, Such As Illusionism, Identification, Apparatus, Alienation Effects, Presentation And Representation. Its Groundbreaking Scholarship Takes Film Theory In A Bold New Direction. -- Publisher Description From Http://www.continuumbooks.com (oct. 10, 2011). Introduction -- Physical Cinema. The End Of The Other -- The Immaterial Difference : Werner Herzog Revisited -- The Reality Of The Medium. Conceptual Realism In Land In Trance And I Am Cuba -- The Work Of Art In Progress : An Analysis Of Delicate Crime -- The Ethics Of Desire. The Realm Of The Senses, The Ethical Imperative And The Politics Of Pleasure -- The Production Of Reality. Hara And Kobayashi's Private Documentaries -- The Self-performing Auteur : Ethics In João César Monteiro. Lucia Nagib. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Starting from the premise that world cinema's creative peaks are governed by an ethics of realism, Nagib conducts comparative case studies picked from world new waves, such as the Japanese New Wave, the French nouvelle vague, the Cinema Novo, the New German Cinema, the Russo-Cuban Revolutionary Cinema, the Portuguese self-performing auteur and the Inuit Indigenous Cinema. Drawing upon Badiou and RaciFre, World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism revisits and reformulates several fundamental concepts in film studies, such as illustration, identification, apparatus, alienation effects, presentation and representation. Its groundbreaking scholarship takes film theory in a bold new direction. --Book Jacket. A study of world cinema, illustrating how its creative peaks stem from the urge to reveal otherwise hidden political and social dimensions of reality. It includes case studies drawn from a wide range of realist trends, including the Japanese New Wave, the nouvelle vague, the Cinema Novo, the New German Cinema, and the Inuit Indigenous Cinema.

A sweeping study of world cinema, illustrating how its creative peaks stem from the urge to reveal otherwise hidden political and social dimensions of reality.