{"product_id":"breaking-the-glass-armor-9780691014531","title":"Breaking the Glass Armor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreaking the Glass Armor\u003c\/strong\u003e Kristin Thompson's * is an English-language printed study book about film theory and criticism. It targets higher-education students and professionals within the film and media world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Thompson discusses how classic films are often covered with a 'glassy armor' of familiarity. She argues that critics typically work with fixed analytical methods and choose films that simply fit those methods. By contrast, neoformalism encourages the critic to deal differently with each film and to continuously adjust his or her assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith analyses of eleven films—ranging from Hollywood classics such as \u003cem\u003eTerror by Night\u003c\/em\u003e to masterpieces such as \u003cem\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLancelot du Lac\u003c\/em\u003e—Thompson addresses, among other things, formalism, realism, and breaking conventions. She shows how films such as \u003cem\u003eBicycle Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rules of the Game\u003c\/em\u003e approach formal realism historically, while other films defamiliarize the viewer by breaking expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reference work avoids jargon and makes neoformalism accessible without sacrificing analytical depth. \u003cem\u003eBreaking the Glass Armor\u003c\/em\u003e aims to offer new ways to understand cinema and approach it critically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubjects: film history, theory, critical approaches, neoformalism, classical cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56399171354964,"sku":"9780691014531","price":61.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/breaking-the-glass-armor-boek-295.webp?v=1783677897","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/en\/products\/breaking-the-glass-armor-9780691014531","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}