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Cinephilia or the Uses of Disenchantment
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Thomas Elsaesser
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 5
- Acknowledgements 7
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Introduction
- Down with Cinephilia? Long Live Cinephilia? And Other Videosyncratic Pleasures 11
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I. The Ramifications of Cinephilia: Theory and History
- Cinephilia or the Uses of Disenchantment 27
- Dreams of Lost Time 45
- Mass Memories of Movies 55
- Love in the Time of Transcultural Fusion 65
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II. Technologies of Cinephilia: Production and Consumption
- Remastering Hong Kong Cinema 83
- Drowning in Popcorn at the International Film Festival Rotterdam? 97
- Ravenous Cinephiles 111
- Re-disciplining the Audience 125
- The Original Is Always Lost 135
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III. Techniques of Cinephilia: Bootlegging and Sampling
- The Future of Anachronism 153
- Conceptual Cinephilia 169
- Playing the Waves 181
- The Parenthesis and the Standard 197
- The Secret Passion of the Cinephile 211
- Biographies 223
- Index of Names 227
- Index of Film Titles 233
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 5
- Acknowledgements 7
-
Introduction
- Down with Cinephilia? Long Live Cinephilia? And Other Videosyncratic Pleasures 11
-
I. The Ramifications of Cinephilia: Theory and History
- Cinephilia or the Uses of Disenchantment 27
- Dreams of Lost Time 45
- Mass Memories of Movies 55
- Love in the Time of Transcultural Fusion 65
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II. Technologies of Cinephilia: Production and Consumption
- Remastering Hong Kong Cinema 83
- Drowning in Popcorn at the International Film Festival Rotterdam? 97
- Ravenous Cinephiles 111
- Re-disciplining the Audience 125
- The Original Is Always Lost 135
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III. Techniques of Cinephilia: Bootlegging and Sampling
- The Future of Anachronism 153
- Conceptual Cinephilia 169
- Playing the Waves 181
- The Parenthesis and the Standard 197
- The Secret Passion of the Cinephile 211
- Biographies 223
- Index of Names 227
- Index of Film Titles 233