{"product_id":"cinematic-urbanism","title":"Cinematic Urbanism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe city and the cinema have become inextricably intertwined over the last century, with the identities of places becoming bound up in their cinematic portrayals. We have seen the landmarks of New York, London and Tokyo turn into iconic symbols of wealth, power, status, style and culture, and for the majority of people the images and sounds of movies form the only experience they will ever have of distant cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCinematic Urbanism\u003c\/em\u003e presents an urban history of modernity and postmodernity through the lens of cinema. AlSayyad traces the dissolution of the boundary between real and reel through time and space via a series of films that represent different modernities. They include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCinema Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's a Wonderful Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrazil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo the Right Thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Truman Show\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlsayyad argues that our understanding of the city cannot be viewed independently of cinematic experience. Films do not only capture the depiction of a society; they influence the way we construct images of the world and, as a result, how we operate within it. We are beginning to blur the distinction between what is real in the everyday, and how we imagine the everyday. \u003cem\u003eCinematic Urbanism\u003c\/em\u003e explores this dynamic, bringing together insights from urban and film studies to illuminate current architectural debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255607873880,"sku":"9780415700481","price":235.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415700481_406d1b94-384a-4276-b128-46d6e052b435.jpg?v=1768554919","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cinematic-urbanism","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}