Cinematic Homecomings

Exile and Return in Transnational Cinema

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Edited by Rebecca Prime

Type

Essays

Subject

Sociology

Keywords

immigration, immigrant directors

Publishing date

2014

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 334 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4411-2447-0

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Book Presentation:
The history of cinema charts multiple histories of exile. From the German émigrés in 1930s Hollywood to today's Iranian filmmakers in Europe and the United States, these histories continue to exert a profound influence on the evolution of cinematic narratives and aesthetics. But while the effect of exile and diaspora on film practice has been fruitfully explored from both historical and contemporary perspectives, the issues raised by return, whether literal or metaphorical, have yet to be fully considered. Cinematic Homecomings expands upon existing studies of transnational cinema by addressing the questions raised by reverse migration and the return home in a variety of historical and national contexts, from postcolonialism to post-Communism. By looking beyond exile, the contributors offer a multidirectional perspective on the relationship between migration, mobility, and transnational cinema. 'Narratives of return' are among the most popular themes of the contemporary cinema of countries ranging from Morocco to Cuba to the Soviet Union. This speaks to both the sociocultural reality of reverse migration and to its significance on the imagination of the nation.

About the Author:
Rebecca Prime is a film historian whose publications include Hollywood Exiles in Europe: the Blacklist and Cold War Film Culture (2014). A Fulbright scholar, she holds degrees from Columbia University, New York University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

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