Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema

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dc.contributor.advisorMarx, Lesleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan der Vliet, Emmaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:25:57Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:25:57Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves [212]-226).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the ways in which certain contemporary fiction cinema posits its narratives as real. Looking at a broad overview of realist movements through the history of cinema, it draws out the codes and conventions which filmmakers have employed and suggests that realist cinema is typically characterised by its focus on creating a sense of presence and immediacy. It describes how a strand of selfreflexivity can be traced throughout the history of realist cinema and asserts that this tendency has become increasingly predominant in a more sceptical postmodern climate. The study focuses on the interplay between the cinematography and the setting (to create a sense of locatedness and contextual specificity) in Matthieu Kassovitz's La Haine (1995), on Lars Von Trier's quest for a "naked" film stripped of its cosmetic trappings, and his pursuit of the "genuine" moment within that (in The Idiots, 1998), on Mike Leigh's use of improvisation and byplay to encourage a sense of authenticity in performance in Secrets and Lies (1996), and on Richard Linklater's reworking of the romance genre for a postmodern audience in Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan der Vliet, E. (2008). <i>Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8128en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan der Vliet, Emma. <i>"Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8128en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan der Vliet, E. 2008. Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van der Vliet, Emma AB - This thesis examines the ways in which certain contemporary fiction cinema posits its narratives as real. Looking at a broad overview of realist movements through the history of cinema, it draws out the codes and conventions which filmmakers have employed and suggests that realist cinema is typically characterised by its focus on creating a sense of presence and immediacy. It describes how a strand of selfreflexivity can be traced throughout the history of realist cinema and asserts that this tendency has become increasingly predominant in a more sceptical postmodern climate. The study focuses on the interplay between the cinematography and the setting (to create a sense of locatedness and contextual specificity) in Matthieu Kassovitz's La Haine (1995), on Lars Von Trier's quest for a "naked" film stripped of its cosmetic trappings, and his pursuit of the "genuine" moment within that (in The Idiots, 1998), on Mike Leigh's use of improvisation and byplay to encourage a sense of authenticity in performance in Secrets and Lies (1996), and on Richard Linklater's reworking of the romance genre for a postmodern audience in Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema TI - Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8128 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8128
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan der Vliet E. Make-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinema. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8128en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedia Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleMake-believe : claiming the real in contemporary fiction cinemaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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