{"product_id":"the-multi-protagonist-film-isbn-9781444333930","title":"The Multi-Protagonist Film","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Multi-Protagonist Film\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel, Singles, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie, Short Cuts,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSyriana. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations:  the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Plates.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Brief History of the Multi-Protagonist Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Theorizing the Multi-Protagonist Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Early Experiment: \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e and the Consolidation of a Genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Adolescent Tapestries: \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Intimacy Multiplies: \u003ci\u003eSingles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Global Thrills: \u003ci\u003eSyriana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Azcona (Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain) has written a lovely little study of films that depart from the typical focalization on a single protagonist and spread their interest over a multitude of characters. . .Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.\" (Choice, 1 October 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMaría del Mar Azcona\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English and Film Studies at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She has published articles on film genre, contemporary Hollywood cinema, and Spanish cinema, and is the author of a book on Alejandro González Iñárritu, co-written with Celestino Deleyto (2010).  \u003ci\u003eThe Multi-Protagonist Film\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide. This “new” genre isn’t really new at all; rather, its historical roots run deep in the Hollywood canon – think \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel –\u003c\/i\u003e and re-emerge in contemporary iterations in movies such as \u003ci\u003eSingles, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie, Short Cuts,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSyriana. \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis volume provides elegant analyses of a variety of films to help chart the genre’s evolution and to explore the complexity, mixed messaging, and signal changes that define the multi-protagonist film in the current age. From the impact of globalization on society to shifting morals and the aftershocks of the sexual revolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Multi-Protagonist Film\u003c\/i\u003e helps us to understand the genre and the imponderables that define the political, cultural, public and private spheres.\u003c\/p\u003e  “\u003ci\u003eThe Multi-Protagonist Film\u003c\/i\u003e identifies historical branches, tracks narrative trends, and delineates stylistic features of this increasingly influential genre. An exhilarating, ground-breaking meditation. Kudos to Azcona!” \u003ci\u003eChristine Holmlund, University of Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“What do \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie\u003c\/i\u003e have in common? By arguing that they are all “multi-protagonist films,” María del Mar Azcona offers an exciting and fresh perspective on the study of cinema genre, making this an essential volume for film studies students and scholars.” \u003ci\u003eHilary Radner, University of Otago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Maria del Mar Azcona has put her finger on the pulse of late 20th century and post-Millennial culture in the phenomenon of the multi-protagonist film. Through wide-ranging readings across film and cultural criticism and viewings of an imporessive repertoire of Classical and Postmodern films, Azcona has truly shed important light on an oft-remarked, but hitherto little-understood shift in both popular and serious cinema.” \u003ci\u003eDavid Desser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Maria del Mar Azcona's monograph on the multi-protagonist film is an exceptionally useful and intelligent study of a phenomenon that has become especially important in contemporary cinema. It gives us not only a sharp formal analysis of a variety of films, but also some intriguing speculations about the social and economic forces that help determine them.” \u003ci\u003eJames Naremore, Indiana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990291431653,"sku":"NP9781444333930","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444333930.jpg?v=1761787227","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-multi-protagonist-film-isbn-9781444333930","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}