{"product_id":"studying-city-of-god-9781903663813","title":"Studying City of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephanie Muir\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA leading example of a resurgent Latin American cinema – 'la buena onda' – in the early twenty-first century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCity of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStudying City of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Stephanie Muir considers the historical and industrial context of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCity of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 globalization. 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 recognizable 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":45268606943383,"sku":"9781903663813","price":972.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781903663813.webp?v=1769236222","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/studying-city-of-god-9781903663813","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}