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OverviewSteven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a film very much of its cinematic moment, combining the gritty realism of entrapment in the everyday with furtive dreams of escape. Dana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema and the science fiction genre. He argues that Close Encounters is a film that is an allegory of the cinematic experience overall; it both narrates a tale of visual seduction and plays it out viscerally for the spectator who shares the amazement of the protagonist Roy Neary as his mundane reality is transformed into something awe-inspiring. Providing an in-depth look into the film's production history, including all three different versions, Polan situates Close Encounters within Spielberg's repertoire. He argues that despite the film's popular success, it is in fact a rejection of several entrenched American values, including family, home and marriage. It offers, through its visual fascination, alternative understandings of masculinity and morality, familial responsibility, and what it means to follow the 'American Dream'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dana Polan (New York University, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: BFI Publishing ISBN: 9781839025778ISBN 10: 1839025778 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 03 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsOverture Plot Setting the Scene: A Study in Modern American Culture The Ultimate Trip (?) Whoosh ‘Are you seeing what I’m seeing?’ Ways of Seeing The Sound of Hands Clapping Cocoons of Sound The Cinema of 1977 Seventies ‘New – ’ and ‘Newer’ – Hollywood Making a New Hollywood Movie Portraits of the Artist Responses Spin-Offs, Ancillary Items, and ‘Sequels’ Continuing Encounters with Close Encounters Notes CreditsReviewsAuthor InformationDana Polan is Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA. His books include Power and Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950 (1986), In a Lonely Place (BFI Film Classics, 1993), Pulp Fiction (BFI Film Classics, 2000) and Dreams of Flight: The Great Escape in American Film and Culture (2021). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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