Film Narratology

Synopsis

Is Cinema Essential Narrative? -- Basic Principles Of Narratology -- The Narrative Impact Of The Mise En Scène -- The Narrative Impact Of Cinematography -- Story And Fabula Disconnected Through Editing -- The Visual Narrator And Visual Focalization -- Tension Between The Visual And Auditive Narrators -- Sound As A Narrative Force -- The Narrative Principles Of Genres -- Filmic Excess : When Style Drowns The Plot -- Appendix : The Virgin Suicides As A Test Case. Peter Verstraten ; Translated By Stefan Van Der Lecq. Translation Of: Handboek Filmnarratologie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.