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Motion pictures --- Epic films --- Cinéma --- Films épiques --- History --- Histoire --- France --- France --- Social conditions --- Conditions sociales

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Epic literature --- Epic films --- Littérature épique --- Films épiques --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Littérature épique --- Films épiques

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With the success of Gladiator, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for thirty years. However, this return raises important new questions which remain unanswered. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? Are these the same kinds of epics as the 1950s and 60s, or are there aesthetic differences? Can we treat Kingdom of Heaven, 300 and Thor indiscriminately as one genre? Are non-Western histories like Hero and Mongol epics, too? Finally, what precisely do we mean when we talk about the return of the epic film, and why are they back? The Return of the Epic Film offers a fresh way of thinking about a body of films which has dominated our screens for a decade. With contributions from top scholars in the field, the collection adopts a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the epic film in the twenty-first century.

Film --- Epic films --- Costume spectacles (Motion pictures) --- Film epics --- Heroic films --- Monumental films --- Spectacles (Motion pictures) --- Spectaculars (Motion pictures) --- Motion pictures --- History and criticism.

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Entre 1946 et 1966, plus de 180 péplums sont réalisés en Italie. À côté des féeries médiévales, des films de « cape et d’épée », des films d’horreur, les péplums remplissent les salles et fascinent toute une génération de cinéphiles. Dans le flot de cette production, beaucoup d’œuvres mineures, parfois bâclées ou ridicules, mais aussi des trésors de mise en scène et d’élégance témoignant souvent d’une rare intelligence dans les projets. Le but du présent ouvrage est de proposer une véritable synthèse permettant de saisir le phénomène qu’a été le péplum italien. Il ne s’agit donc pas ici de juger de la qualité des films, mais d’appréhender le cycle comme un intertexte, un réseau de variations vouées à faire circuler les signifiés et des signifiants d’une période historique déterminée. Déterminer les lignes de force du genre, ses constantes thématiques, et pénétrer au cœur de ses contradictions permet d’éclairer le sujet sous un jour nouveau.

Péplums (cinéma) --- Histoire et critique --- Epic films --- Historical films --- History, Ancient, in motion pictures --- Mythology in motion pictures --- Peplum films --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique. --- Epic films - History and criticism --- Historical films - Italy - History and criticism --- Peplum films - Italy - History and criticism

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Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing scholarship on the Cold War epics of the 1950s-60s, including Ben-Hur, Spartacus and The Robe, this original study explores the current cycle of ancient world epics in cinema within the social and political climate created by September 11th 2001. Examining films produced against the backdrop of the War on Terror and subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, this book assesses the relationship between mainstream cinema and American society through depictions of the ancient world, conflict and faith. Davies explores how these films evoke depictions of the Second World War, the Vietnam War and the Western in portraying warfare in the ancient world, as well as discussing the influence of genre hybridisation, narration and reception theory. He questions the extent to which ancient world epics utilise allegory, analogy and allusion to parallel past and present in an industry often dictated by market forces. Featuring analysis of Alexander, Troy, 300, Centurion, The Eagle, The Passion of the Christ and more, this book offers new insight on the continued evolution of the ancient world epic in cinema.

Epic films --- Historical films --- War films --- History, Ancient, in motion pictures. --- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 --- Motion pictures --- History and criticism. --- Influence. --- Social aspects --- History and criticism