Hotels /
"From Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve int...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Cutaways.
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| Summary: | "From Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life. Along the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, 'Hotels' explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 121 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-111) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781531509644 1531509649 9781531509651 1531509657 |