Cinema and modernism
Modernism was concerned with everyday life, perception, time and the kaleidoscopic and fractured experience of urban space. Cinema, with its techniques of close-up, panning, flashbacks and montage played a major role in shaping experimental works such as Mrs Dalloway or Ulysses. Here Laura Marcus explores the impact of cinema on modernist literature.
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Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag
Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation
Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence
Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past
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Harry Potter (One Part) Palace Theatre, London Weds., 13 January 2027. Year 7&8
Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre, London Thursday, 15 April 2027. Years 7 & 8
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Examinations Modernism GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol SOTD Cover Films Film4 Cinematography Editing Under The Skin Test Hitchcock The New York Times Mrs Davy Fallen Angels Avant-Garde Student Information Screenplay
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