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Article: Introduction.(Style in Cinema)(style in cinema)
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- September 22, 1998
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This number of Style assembles six essays on style in cinema. The authors discuss parallels between literary style and film style, ways in which technology (sound, color) shapes technique, the problem of cinematic tempo, the ethics of style, and the connections between style and form within a single film. The films discussed include His Girl Friday, Meet Me in St. Louis, Le Corbeau, Lone Star, and Sunset Blvd. These probing and subtle pieces show how rich this vein of inquiry can be. They provide a powerful indication that style is once more on the film scholar's agenda.
I say "once more," because seventy years ago film aesthetics was largely coterminous with ...