Description
From Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life.
Along the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, Hotels explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary.Author: Jules O'Dwyer
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 04/01/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781531509651
ISBN10: 1531509657
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Art | Criticism & Theory
About the Author
Jules O'Dwyer is Teaching Associate in Film Studies and French at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of The Seduction of Space: Cruising French Cinema (Minnesota, 2025).