Studying Pan's Labyrinth - Couverture souple

Jones, Tanya

 
9781906733308: Studying Pan's Labyrinth

Synopsis

Pan's Labyrinth is a film of both extraordinary technical accomplishment and intense emotional impact. It won acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. Such a rich cinematic text deserves close scrutiny and comprehensive study. This guide takes the reader on a detailed analytical journey through the film, in a consideration of how textual elements generate meaning for audiences. It considers how technical choices work to produce a story about human experience and political conflict. Production, distribution and exhibition processes are also discussed in detail. The technical vocabulary needed to approach the study of any film is explained through specific examples from a range of film texts, making this guide not only a close analysis of Guillermo del Toro's film, but a framework with which the student of film can also approach the study of other film examples.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tanya Jones is an experienced teacher of film and media studies and a senior examiner for a major examination board in the U.K. She is the author of a number of best-selling film and media studies textbooks.

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