{"product_id":"9781911325208","title":"Studying City of God","description":"A leading example of a resurgent Latin American cinema – ‘la buena onda’ – in the early twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e was a huge international popular and critical success. A combination of intoxicating, Hollywood-style genre film-making and hard-hitting, social-realist subject matter, it was hailed as a masterpiece at Cannes in 2002 and seen by over 3 million people in Brazil, including the Brazilian cabinet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStudying City of God\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephanie Muir considers the historical and industrial context of \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e – a brief history of Latin American cinema is followed by a more detailed account of film-making in Brazil – from light-hearted travelogues to Cinema Novo and after – all in the context of increasing globalisation. She analyzes narrative and genre – how the film uses the components of narrative in a complex way, experimentally manipulating time while using traditional genre conventions that are highly recognisable to mainstream audiences. The formal elements of the film are dissected through a detailed illustrated analysis of the kinetic, scene setting opening sequence. She also discusses audience responses – from establishment critical reaction to fan-based Internet sites and student feedback – and issues of representation and ideology – just how ‘authentic’ can a film such as City of God hope to be? Does its style overwhelm its subject matter?","brand":"Auteur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151379316976,"sku":"9781911325208","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911325208_p0.jpg?v=1763630621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911325208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}