Reviews for Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge

The average rating for Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-12 00:00:00 Alisa Barkdull A great study of the relationship between nature as represented in film and ecology, from the Lumiere brothers to Al Gore.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-17 00:00:00 William Ohara Explores the phenomenon of the Italian Diva film (at its height between 1914 and 1920), placing it in the context of philosophical and social movements in a deeply repressive and misogynistic society. It's not an easy read--the author's rhetorical flights can be puzzling, but in describing the films in more of a metaphorical than concrete manner helps impart some of the flavor of these crazy and wonderful films. And it gets easier to read as i goes along. As a bonus, the book contains a DVD of the Peter Delpeut compilation film Diva Dolorosa (1999) which ends with Lyda Borelli in the magical finale of Rapsodia Satanica (1915), one of my favorite pieces of film. I've recommended this book/DVD combo to two people already this week, and I normally don't do that.