Cinema and modernism
Modernism was concerned with everyday life, perception, time and the kaleidoscopic and fractured experience of urban space. Cinema, with its techniques of close-up, panning, flashbacks and montage played a major role in shaping experimental works such as Mrs Dalloway or Ulysses. Here Laura Marcus explores the impact of cinema on modernist literature.
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Examinations Modernism GCE ZEN Film Studies House Of Flying Daggers NEA Spike Lee Aesthetics YouTube SOTD Crashcourse Carol Governor Cinematography Old Hollywood Evening Term Dates Local Governing Body Alamanc Fallen Angels
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