In their depiction of the city, movies carry a multiplicity of means through which to reveal elements of culture, architecture, and history. Projected Cities surveys the connections between cinematic images and cities, with particular focus on the urban cinema cultures of Europe and Japan. It explores urban film imagery at moments of turmoil and experimentation, and assesses th...(展开全部)

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

This title traces the dynamic relationship between film and the city. How do film and urban space work together to challenge and forge our changing ideas of modern urban life? How does film intervene with what is erased or retained from the existing urban fabric? What are the possibilities and limits of contemporary utopic visions built into urban form? How does film itself wor...(展开全部)