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Theorizing film realism empirically
- Source: New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film, Volume 7, Issue 3, Dec 2009, p. 211 - 235
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- 01 Dec 2009
Abstract
In this article I argue that theories of fictional film realism are epistemologically and methodologically flawed because they reason in the abstract about empirically investigable phenomena, particularly spectatorship. Through the investigation of so-called realist, commercial Tamil film, the article explores what a theory of realism would look like if approached through work with viewers, filmmakers and film form.
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