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Road Movies : From Muybridge and Méliès to Lynch and Kiarostami /

Road Movies engages with two foundational twentieth century technologies: cinematic and automotive.  It is a book about road movies, a genre burdened by its own seductiveness. It is also, however, a book about images of human mobility more generally and the social function those images have served.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orgeron, Devin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Film History.
Film and Television Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Road Movies engages with two foundational twentieth century technologies: cinematic and automotive.  It is a book about road movies, a genre burdened by its own seductiveness. It is also, however, a book about images of human mobility more generally and the social function those images have served.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:9780230610217
DOI:10.1057/9780230610217