Research Catalog

Title

The medieval filmscape : reflections of fear and desire in a cinematic mirror / William F. Woods.

Author

Woods, William F., 1942-

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Description

vii, 203 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"This book has three parts: the introduction enters the medieval film world, describing its typical features and showing how they create a convincing sense of its time; three short chapters discuss authenticity, simplicity and spectacle--the roots of film medievalism; and six longer chapters comment on individual films. The author describes what goes into a medieval film"--

Subject

• Medievalism in motion pictures
• Middle Ages in motion pictures

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction-our lady of pain: the subgenre of medieval film -- Part 1 -- Authenticity -- Simplicity -- Spectacle -- Part 2 -- The advocate -- Northern light -- Bergman, The seventh seal -- Dreyer, La passion de Jeanne d'Arc -- French arthuriana -- Rohmer, Perceval le gallois -- Bresson, Lancelot du Lac -- The name of the rose -- The return of Martin Guerre -- Kingdom of heaven -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Chapter notes.

ISBN

• 9780786446513 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 078644651X (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2013048603

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library