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Filming Belfast, Beirut and Berlin in Troubled Times
出版Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2022-01-13
主題Performing Arts / Film / History & CriticismBusiness & Economics / Industries / EntertainmentPerforming Arts / Film / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / Genres / GeneralDrama / European / General
ISBN15013804439781501380440
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wMhQEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Belfast, Beirut and Berlin are notorious for their internal boundaries and borders. As symbols for political disunion, the three cities have inspired scriptwriters and directors from diverse cultural backgrounds. Despite their different histories, they share a wide range of features central to divided cities. In each city, particular territories take on specific symbolic and psychological meanings. Following a comparative approach, this book concentrates on the cinematographic representations of Belfast, Beirut and Berlin. Filmmakers are in constant search of new ways in order to engage with urban division. Making use of a variety of genres reaching from thriller to comedy, they explore the three cities' internal and external borders, as well as the psychological boundaries existing between citizens belonging to different communities. Among the characters featuring in films set in Belfast, Berlin and Beirut, we may count dangerous gunmen, prisoners' wives, soldiers and snipers, but also comic Stasi-members, punk aficionados and fake nuns. The various characters contribute to the creation of a multifaceted image of city limits in troubled times.