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OverviewA new approach to a director whose contribution to cinema is often overshadowed his personal life, Polanski and Perception focuses on Roman Polanski’s interest in the nature of perception and how this is manifested in his films. The incorporation of cognitive research into film theory is becoming increasingly widespread, with novel cinematic technologies and recent developments in digital projection making a strong grasp of perceptual psychology critical to fostering cognitive engagement.Informed by the work of neuropsychologist R. L. Gregory, this volume focuses primarily on two sets of films: the Apartment trilogyof Repulsion, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Tenant; and the Investigation trilogy of Chinatown, Frantic, and The Ninth Gate. Also included are case studies of Knife in the Water, Death and the Maiden, and The Ghost.Polanski and Perception presents a highly original and engaging new look at the work of this influential filmmaker. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Davide Caputo (University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.)Publisher: Intellect Imprint: Intellect Books Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9781841505527ISBN 10: 1841505528 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 01 August 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsChapter 1: 'Locating' Polanski Chapter 2: Establishing a Conceptual Framework Chapter 3: Schizophrenia and the City Chapter 4: Repulsion Chapter 5: Rosemary’s Baby Chapter 6: The Tenant Chapter 7: Approaching the Investigations Chapter 8: Chinatown Chapter 9: A Tale of Two Doctors: Frantic and Death and the Maiden Chapter 10: The Ninth Gate Chapter 11: The Ghost: A Bridge Between Trilogies Chapter 12: Concluding RemarksReviewsPolanski and Perception breathes fresh air into the academic corpus on Polanski's cinema and presents an engaging discussion of a significantly underrepresented aspect of this director's filmmaking: the faculty of visual perception. . . . Caputo's book is successful in its endeavor to explicate the influence of Gregory's indirect/active perception on Polanski's filmmaking. It is a novel and informative approach to his cinema delving into many unexplored areas in the director's depiction of individuals' perception. It indeed has made a valuable contribution to the existing body of studies done on the cinema of this world-renowned director. --Projections 'If you wish to understand the psychology behind the films of Polanski then reading Polanski and Perception will provide an enlightening perspective on the subject.' - , -- Trevor Hogg * Flickering Myth * 'It raises some decidedly provocative questions that ... force the reader to re-evaluate their perceptions, before defiantly concluding that there are no answers. It suggests that this very absence of answers is in itself an empowering and potentially exciting state to be in and I find that I cannot help but agree.' - -- Tessa Chudy * Senses of Cinema * 'For me the strength of this study lay in the interdisciplinary application of theories arising from the field of neuropsychological study to theories of cinema ... These earlier sections are bound to be very useful when teaching film studies, as they offer clear illustrations of the way in which movies manipulate perception. Overall, I found the book to be very useful in exploring film's potential to realistically convey a subject's perceptual crisis at a formal level. The book offers a detailed and compelling overview of Polanski's work, and a novel way of interrogating his formal style and thematic concerns.' -- Annel Pietersea * South African Theatre Journal * 'A refreshing angle on Polanski's film-making and a treat for readers fascinated with film and psychology ... an engaging text which can serve as a useful introduction to the issues it discusses, such as authorship, perception, realism, modernism/postmodernism and Polanski's film-making practice ... it is difficult to find a more compelling alternative to the dominant, biography-focused interpretations of Polanski's work.' -- Hanna Kubicka * Film International * 'To write an original academic book on a subject that has already been approached by scholars on countless occasions may seem impossible, but Davide Caputo has successfully met this challenge...Insightful and sophisticated, Caputo's close analyses offer excellent academic readings and have the potential to serve as a reference source on Polanski.' -- Anna Misiak * Studies in European Cinema * The book breathes fresh air into the academic corpus on Polanski's cinema and presents an engaging discussion of a significantly underrepresented aspect of this director's filmmaking: the faculty of visual perception.' -- Parastoo Alaeddini * Projections * The book breathes fresh air into the academic corpus on Polanski's cinema and presents an engaging discussion of a significantly underrepresented aspect of this director's filmmaking: the faculty of visual perception.' -- Parastoo Alaeddini * Projections * 'To write an original academic book on a subject that has already been approached by scholars on countless occasions may seem impossible, but Davide Caputo has successfully met this challenge...Insightful and sophisticated, Caputo's close analyses offer excellent academic readings and have the potential to serve as a reference source on Polanski.' -- Anna Misiak * Studies in European Cinema * 'A refreshing angle on Polanski's film-making and a treat for readers fascinated with film and psychology ... an engaging text which can serve as a useful introduction to the issues it discusses, such as authorship, perception, realism, modernism/postmodernism and Polanski's film-making practice ... it is difficult to find a more compelling alternative to the dominant, biography-focused interpretations of Polanski's work.' -- Hanna Kubicka * Film International * 'For me the strength of this study lay in the interdisciplinary application of theories arising from the field of neuropsychological study to theories of cinema ... These earlier sections are bound to be very useful when teaching film studies, as they offer clear illustrations of the way in which movies manipulate perception. Overall, I found the book to be very useful in exploring film's potential to realistically convey a subject's perceptual crisis at a formal level. The book offers a detailed and compelling overview of Polanski's work, and a novel way of interrogating his formal style and thematic concerns.' -- Annel Pietersea * South African Theatre Journal * 'It raises some decidedly provocative questions that ... force the reader to re-evaluate their perceptions, before defiantly concluding that there are no answers. It suggests that this very absence of answers is in itself an empowering and potentially exciting state to be in and I find that I cannot help but agree.' - -- Tessa Chudy * Senses of Cinema * 'If you wish to understand the psychology behind the films of Polanski then reading Polanski and Perception will provide an enlightening perspective on the subject.' - , -- Trevor Hogg * Flickering Myth * Author InformationDavide Caputo studied psychology and film at the University of Manitoba and completed his PhD at the University of Exeter. His primary research interest is the examination of the cognitive experience of cinematic spectatorship, and how this has, and continues to be, affected by evolving technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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