Wag the dog : a study on film and reality in the digital age /
'Wag the Dog' is a film that became a media event and a cultural icon because it inadvertently short-circuited the distance that is supposed to separate reality and fiction. The film's narration challenges the established boundaries between the fiction and nonfiction tradition, as Bar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Wag the Dog' is a film that became a media event and a cultural icon because it inadvertently short-circuited the distance that is supposed to separate reality and fiction. The film's narration challenges the established boundaries between the fiction and nonfiction tradition, as Barry Levinson, the director, embeds his interest in documentary filmmaking and complicates the issue of narrative agency in the way he frames the story. Thanouli provides new insights into a series of issues from both classical and contemporary film theory, like the conceptual and ontological stakes in the use of digital technology, the impact of mass media on public memory and the political role of cinema in a globalized and conglomerated world. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2013. Digital resource published 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781628929171 1628929170 9781441122810 1441122818 1441198717 1501307274 9781441198716 9781501307270 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781628929171 |