Ambiguity and Film Criticism: Reasonable Doubt

By Hoi Lun Law

Book Overview

Introduction: Rethinking Ambiguity.- Part One: Considering Context and Convention.- 1. Difficulty of Explanation: The Enigmatic Vase Shots in Late Spring.- 2. Perplexing Style: The Programmatic Editing Strategy of Ten.- 3. Appropriateness of Clarification: Analytical D?coupage and the Reductive Viewpoint.- Part Two: Reading in Detail.- 4. Depth of Suggestion: The Demonstrative Gestures in In a Lonely Place.- 5. Uncertainty of Understanding: The Unsettling Direct Look in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.- Part Three: Coming to a Close.- 6. Questioning Closure: The Inconclusive Final Moments of Force Majeur.- Concluding Remarks: Reason and Responsibility.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030629473
• ISBN13: 9783030629472
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"