Cinema and the Realms of Enchantment

by Warner, Marina; Petrie, Duncan; British Film Institute. African & Caribbean Unit

• ISBN13: 9780851704050
• ISBN10: 0851704050
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-02-01
• Publisher: British Film Inst

Summary

This volume highlights three lectures by celebrated writer and scholar Marina Warner, who examines the social and psychic resonances of certain motifs and themes and their interpretation by film makers such as Renoir, Vigo and Cocteau. Warner also explores the idea of "the child" as expressed in fairy-tale narratives and the extent to which figures of witches and evil step-mothers are evidence of deep-seated misogyny. The accompanying essays expand on these questions. Together with Warner's pioneering work, they open a window on a new vista for film studies.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
The Uses of Enchantment: Lecture at the National Film Theatre, 7 February 1992	p. 13
Through a Child's Eyes: Internal BFI Seminar, 12 February 1992	p. 36
Discussion	p. 50
Women Against Women in the Old Wives' Tale: Internal BFI Seminar, 26 February 1992	p. 63
Discussion	p. 78
Cat Personae: Lewton, Sequelhood, Superimposition	p. 85
But What if Beauty is a Beast?: Doubles, Transformations and Fairy Tale Motifs in Batman Returns	p. 98
Cocteau for Kids: Rediscovering The Singing Ringing Tree	p. 111
'Doing Them Good'	p. 125
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