Dimensions
155 x 198 x 11mm
Often dismissed as simple escapist tales of sword and sorcery or fairy stories from childhood, fantasy is one of the fundamental impulses in filmmaking, a source of some of the most vivid and memorable films ever made that reaches far beyond the confines of a single genre. As well as some of the major genres, stylistic approaches and exponents of cinematic fantasy (from Georges Melies, Walt Disney and Andrei Tarkovsky to contemporary fantasists such as Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson), this volume also focuses on fantasy's social function and interpretations. Taking in the popular and experimental, subversive desires and reactionary dreams, this book is an engaging introduction to one of the vital energies in cinema.
