Positioning Art Cinema: Film and Cultural Value, by Geoff King
In Geoff King’s most recent book, Positioning Art Cinema: Film and Cultural Value, the author “positions” art cinema not principally in industrial terms, but rather as a field of cultural production according to Pierre Bourdieu’s theories. Thus, he claims that art cinema is the object of a cultural...
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2021-01-01
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| description | In Geoff King’s most recent book, Positioning Art Cinema: Film and Cultural Value, the author “positions” art cinema not principally in industrial terms, but rather as a field of cultural production according to Pierre Bourdieu’s theories. Thus, he claims that art cinema is the object of a cultural valorisation. From the outset, the book seems to be an exploration of art cinema in that it conjoins the market/industry with the films’ properties and audience reception (7). It thus offers an effective combination of film analysis and industry-oriented reporting. |
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