{"product_id":"curtains-of-light-theatrical-space-in-film-hardcover","title":"Curtains of Light: Theatrical Space in Film - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Toles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a new way of thinking about film's relation to theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Toles's \u003ci\u003eCurtains of Light\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which various kinds of theatrical space in film engage with the film reality adjacent to them, and alter our understanding of the cinematic real. Film art is a dialogue between the world created for a film narrative and theatre spaces that confront it across the shadowline. This book provides a new way of thinking about film's relation to theatre, and challenges old conceptions of how cinema needs to escape the theatrical, or rise above it. Toles offers elegantly written and jargon-free readings of a rich variety of films, spanning the distance from D.W. Griffith's \u003ci\u003eTrue Heart Susie\u003c\/i\u003e up to David Lynch's \u003ci\u003eMulholland Dr.\u003c\/i\u003e and Ang Lee's \u003ci\u003eLust, Caution\u003c\/i\u003e. The methodology is predominantly aesthetic, but informed by Toles's decades of experience as a professional theatre director. Among the many topics covered are audition scenes, stage deaths on film, the close up and theatrical aloneness in film, eloquent objects, and characters who alternate between directing and playacting for each other, with tragic consequences. \u003ci\u003eCurtains of Light\u003c\/i\u003e would be an extremely useful introductory text for university students studying the relationship of cinema to theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Toles \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished Professor of Literature and Film at the University of Manitoba and the author of \u003ci\u003eA House Made of Light: Essays on the Art of Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaul Thomas Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also authored or coauthored the screenplays of numerous Guy Maddin films, including \u003ci\u003eMy Winnipeg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCareful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchangel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Saddest Music in the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53248414023987,"sku":"9781438484211","price":184.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GQHNIT9b7R9781438484211.webp?v=1776311443","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/curtains-of-light-theatrical-space-in-film-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}