Exploring Hollywood Cinema through Bakhtin's Dialogism, Chronotope, and Polyphony

Bakhtin and the Cinema: Exploring New Dimensions in Hollywood Film Analysis

A groundbreaking examination of cinematic narratives through Bakhtin's theories on dialogism, chronotope, and polyphony, this book illuminates fundamental questions about film form and reception. It focuses particularly on how films utilize time and space in their very construction.

Authors: Martin Flanagan

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This book offers a novel approach to understanding the intricacies of Hollywood cinema by applying Bakhtin's ideas on dialogism, chronotope, and polyphony. Martin Flanagan delves into these theories to address crucial questions about film form and reception, particularly how cinematic narratives leverage time and space in their structure.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction#introduction

  • Overview

  • About this book

    • Keywords

    • cinema

    • film

    • Hollywood

  • Table of contents 7 chapters

  • Reviews

  • Author biography

Introduction: Dialogism and Film Studies: The Dialogic Spectator

This chapter introduces Bakhtin's notion of dialogism as a foundational concept for understanding the dynamic interplay between texts, readers, and historical contexts. It outlines how film narratives operate in a continuous dialogue with both their cinematic context and broader social milieu.

Dialogism and Film Studies: The Dialogic Spectator

In this section, Martin Flanagan discusses Bakhtin's dialogical concept as it pertns to cinema, emphasizing the role of spectatorship as an interactive process where audience members bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and expectations into each viewing experience.

Chronotope I: Time, Space, Narrative 'Get Ready for Rush Hour'

This chapter explores how time and space are represented in cinematic narratives using Bakhtin's chronotope theory. Flanagan analyzes films through the lens of this concept, illustrating how directors manipulate these elements to construct engaging and immersive stories.

Chronotope II: Time, Space and Genre in the Western Film

Here, the author delves into the specifics of time, space, and genre within the context of western films, highlighting the unique ways filmmakers use these concepts to create distinctive identities and evoke specific emotional responses from audiences.

Polyphony: Authorship and Power

This section discusses Bakhtin's theory of polyphony as applied to cinematic authorship. Flanagan examines how different narrative voices and perspectives coexist within a single film, exploring its implications for understanding the relationship between filmmaker intent and audience reception.

Hollywood Calling: Cinema’s Technological Address

In this chapter, Martin analyzes the role technology plays in shaping cinematic experiences from both technical production aspects and their impact on audience engagement.

: Making it Real

Flanagan concludes with a reflection on how Bakhtin's theories illuminate our understanding of film as an inherently dialogic medium that involves complex interplays between the creator, the text, and the viewer.

Back Matter

• Back Matter#back-matter

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