| Signs of Life: Cinema and Medicine Contributor(s): Harper, Graeme (Editor), Moor, Andrew (Editor), Calman, Sir Kenneth (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1904764177 ISBN-13: 9781904764175 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2005 Annotation: "Signs of Life" explores the representation of doctors, nurses, patients, diseases and disabilities and their political implications. By considering how formal qualities of cinema - empirical observation, mise-en-scne, propaganda and education, melodrama, documentary, narrative construction - impact our understanding of medical procedures and the public image of medicine. Films discussed include "Apocalypse Now, M.A.S.H., Schindler's List, The Fly, Philadelphia, Face/Off, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Thelma and Louise" and "The Tin Drum," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791 |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Signs of Life" explores the representation of doctors, nurses, patients, diseases and disabilities and their political implications. By considering how formal qualities of cinema - empirical observation, mise-en-scA]ne, propaganda and education, melodrama, documentary, narrative construction - impact our understanding of medical procedures and the public image of medicine. Films discussed include "Apocalypse Now, M.A.S.H., Schindler's List, The Fly, Philadelphia, Face/Off, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Thelma and Louise" and "The Tin Drum," |
