{"product_id":"9781442612051","title":"Stages of Reality","description":"Author: Andre Loiselle\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781442612051\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Apr 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking collection of original essays, Stages of Reality establishes a new paradigm for understanding the  relationship between stage and screen media. This comprehensive volume explores  the significance of theatricality within critical discourse about cinema and  television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStages of Reality connects the theory and  practice of cinematic theatricality through conceptual analyses and close  readings of films including The Matrix and There Will be Blood. Contributors  illuminate how this mode of address disrupts expectations surrounding cinematic  form and content, evaluating strategies such as ostentatious performances,  formal stagings, fragmentary montages, and methods of dialogue delivery and  movement. Detailing connections between cinematic artifice and topics such as politics,  gender, and genre, Stages of Reality allows  readers to develop a clear sense of the multiple purposes and uses of  theatricality in film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919388491934,"sku":"ING-9781442612051","price":60.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781442612051.jpg?v=1782811115","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781442612051","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}