Cinematic Realism: Lukács, Kracauer and Theories of the Filmic Real
Ian Aitken
Abstract
This book explores the subject of cinematic realism through a long Introduction which covers general notions related to cinematic realism, and then through close analysis of book chapters written by Siegfried Kracauer and Georg Lukács. The theories of Edmund Husserl and Henri Bergson are also covered. The long Introduction attempts to set out a model of cinematic realism based on a philosophical realist and ‘externalist’ position. This is followed by an introductory chapter on Bergson, which serves as a foundation for the following four chapters, which cover the work of Lukács. The same struct ... More
Keywords: Film, Realism, Kracauer, Lukács, Bergson, Husserl
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2020 | Print ISBN-13: 9781474441346 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2021 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474441346.001.0001 |
