Unhomely Cinema: Home and Place in Global Cinema

Dwayne Avery

Representations of troubled and inhospitable domestic places are a common feature of many cinematic narratives. 'Unhomely Cinema' explores how the unhomely nature of contemporary film narrative provides an insight into what it means to dwell in today's global societies. Providing analyses of a variety of film genres - from Michel Gondry's comedy 'Be Kind Rewind' to Laurent Cantet's eerie suspense thriller 'Time Out' - 'Unhomely Cinema' presents an engaging discussion of some of the most pertinent social and cultural issues involved in the question of 'making home' in contemporary societies.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction - Unhomely Cinema
pp 1-8

Chapter 1 - An Unhomely Theory
pp 9-28

Chapter 2 - The Decline of the Family: Home and Nation in Krzysztof Kieślowski's The Decalogue
pp 29-50

Chapter 3 - The Future Is behind You: Global Gentrification and the Unhomely Nature of Discarded Places
pp 51-70

Chapter 4 - No Place to Call Home: Work and Home in Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air
pp 71-92

Chapter 5 - The Terrible Lightness of Being Mobile: Cell Phone and the Dislocation of Home
pp 93-110

Chapter 6 - Unhomely Revolt in Laurent Cantet's Time Out
pp 111-126

Conclusion
pp 127-134

References
pp 135-138

INDEX
pp 139-141

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