[...]... it) Cities and Cinema discusses the different ways in which cities and cinema intersect, and in so doing relies on resources and methods from both urban studies and film studies Ultimately, however, the latter is emphasized to highlight the importance of cinema in understanding how cities are imagined The objective is to examine how these imaginary cinematic cities work through issues of the national and. .. Comprehend the early history of cinema Conceptualize the role of cities in that history Grasp the terms modernity and postmodernity, and national cinema and transnational cinematic practices Understand approaches to analyzing cities and films Paris is the site of the often-reproduced founding myth of cinema: “On December 28, 1895, cinema begins in the basement of the Grand Café, Boulevard des Capucines,... modernity and postmodernity, and the reproduction of power associated with race, class, gender, and migration This book discusses films that not only reflect and comment on urban issues but also create cinematic visions of cities beyond of what we experience in our daily lives The founding myth of cinema • 17 Further reading Early film history and modernity Ian Christie (1994) The Last Machine: Early Cinema and. .. Andrew M Gordon kindly discussed science fiction and urban space with me and pointed me in the direction of seminal films and literature, while Sylvie Blum-Reid read and commented on Chapter 3 on Paris with map in hand Ewa Wampuszyc and Holly Raynard read Chapter 5 and offered important comparative perspectives on war and the city in relationship to Warsaw and Prague respectively, part of their on-going... organization of filmmaking American cinema has come to stand for the studio system – though it includes both studio and independent cinema – and European cinema has come to stand for independent cinema – though most European national cinemas also rely on studio production Film production can fall into either category or integrate both in a mixed form The development and solidification of the studio system coincided... National cinema Mette Hjort and Scott Mackenzie (eds) (2000) Cinema & Nation, London: Routledge An edited collection that engages with different approaches to the concept of national cinema with examples from different national contexts and relying on different sociological, historical, and aesthetic approaches Transnational cinematic practices Elizabeth Ezra and Terry Rowden (eds) (2006) Transnational Cinema: ... production and reception of their films Taken together, these three chapters provide a historical outline of the interconnected development of cities and cinema from the 1920s to the 1970s Cities have been central to the development of cinema in its three central aspects: production, representation, and reception Individual cities are important sites for film production, functioning thematically and providing... the filmic representation of cities in the form of topical and aesthetic similarities Weimar cinema is most famously associated with Expressionism, a highly dramatized, black -and- white cinema emphasizing shadows and the play of light and dark, in which realism was subordinated to the vision of an individual director These aesthetics can be traced from Weimar cinema to film noir and to the French New Wave... place of coffee-houses, bars, newspapers, and magazines where those who entered the new industry met and networked, and those who wrote about the city and its culture gathered to discuss Berlin was central to the development of the cinema and from 22 • Modernity and the city film its inception German cinema has been “preoccupied by the big city as a site of adventure and modernity” (Kaes 1996: 65) The birth... the grand film palaces that were built in cities in the period 1910–30, designers created space for an orchestra, and films were accompanied by an original score In 1895 the Lumière brothers patented the cinematograph, which importantly combined camera and projector, and demonstrated it to professional colleagues 4 • The founding myth of cinema prior to the aforementioned public screening in the Grand . Benton-Short and John Rennie Short Cities and Economies – Yeong-Hyun Kim and John Rennie Short Cities and Cinema – Barbara Mennel Forthcoming: Cities, Politics and. material from the cities of modernity and post-modernity. Published: Cities and Consumption – Mark Jayne Cities and Cultures – Malcolm Miles Cities and Nature