Canadian cinema since the 1980s : at the heart of the world

Pike, David L. (David Lawrence) 1963- (Author).

Summary: Along with in-depth studies of key directors, including David Cronenberg, Patricia Rozema and Denys Arcand, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Robert Lepage, Lea Pool, Atom Egoyan, and Guy Maddin, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s reflects on major themes and genres and explores the regional and cultural diversity of the period. Pike positions Canadian filmmaking at the frontlines of a profound cinematic transformation in the age of global media and presents fresh perspectives on both its local and international contexts. Making a significant advance in the study of the film industry of the period, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s is also an ideal text for students, researchers, and Canadian film enthusiasts."--pub. desc.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442643994 (bound)
ISBN: 1442643994 (bound)
ISBN: 9781442612402 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1442612401 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xvi, 367 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references(p. [317]-336) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: what is Canadian cinema and what happened to it at the end of the twentieth century? -- Canadian cinema 1896-1986: invisibility and difference -- The anxiety of influence: David Cronenberg and the Canadian imagination -- Time capsules: the eighties worlds of Denys Arcand and Patricia Rozema -- Crossover icons: the faces of Canadian cinema -- Quebecois auteurs: the new internationalism of Jean-Claude Lauzon, Lǎ Pool, and Robert Lepage -- Cronenberg's mutant progeny: genre film-making around the turn of the millennium -- The death of the author? The case of Atom Egoyan -- The Canadian mosaic: margins and ethnicities -- Film-making at the heart of the world: Guy Maddin.