Projecting Illusion: Film Spectatorship and the Impression of Reality
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Projecting Illusion offers a systematic analysis of the impression of reality in the cinema and the pleasure it gives to the film spectator. Film provides a compelling experience that can be considered as a form of illusion akin to the experience of day-dream and dream. Examining the concept of illusion and its relationship to fantasy in the experience of visual representation, Richard Allen situates his explanation within the context of an analytical criticism of contemporary film and critical theory. He argues that many contemporary film theorists correctly identify the significance of the impression of reality, although their explanation of it is incorrect because of an invalid philosophical understanding of the relationship between the mind, representation and reality. Offering a clear presentation and critique of the central arguments of contemporary film and critical theory, Allen also touches on fundamental issues in current discourses of philosophy, art history and feminist theory.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521587158
ISBN13:9780521587150
Release Date:May 1997
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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