1. On City and Cinema

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction: Place, Images and Meanings 1
5. 1. On City and Cinema 11
6. 2. Documentary Film at the Turn of the Century 28
7. Landscaping
8. Introduction 39
9. 3. Observational Landscaping 43
10. 4. Psychogeographical Landscaping 63
11. 5. Autobiographical Landscaping 87
12. Urban Self-Portraits
13. Introduction 103
14. 6. Self-Portrait as Socio-Political Documentary 109
15. 7. Self-Portrait as Essay Film 128
16. 8. Self-Portrait as Self-Fiction 153
17. Metafilmic Strategies
18. Introduction 179
19. 9. Inside Hollywood Film 185
20. Conclusion: Cinema as Agent of Urban Change 213
21. Appendix 217
22. Bibliography 219
23. Index 237