{"product_id":"the-rebirth-of-suspense-slowness-and-atmosphere-in-cinema-9780231212700","title":"The Rebirth of Suspense: Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eTypically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock's masterworks and the countless thrillers they influenced, such films captivate viewers with propulsive plots that spur emotional investment in the fates of protagonists. Suspense might therefore seem to be a curious concept to associate with art films featuring muted characters, serene landscapes, and unrushed rhythms, in which plot is secondary to mood and tone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis ambitious and wide-ranging book offers a redefinition of suspense by considering its unlikely incarnations in the contemporary films that have been called \"slow cinema.\" Rick Warner shows how slowness builds suspense through atmospheric immersion, narrative sparseness, and the withholding of information, causing viewers to oscillate among boredom, curiosity, and dread. He focuses on works in which suspense arises where the boundaries between art cinema and popular genres--such as horror, thriller, science fiction, and gothic melodrama--become indefinite, including Chantal Akerman's \u003ci\u003eLa captive\u003c\/i\u003e, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's \u003ci\u003eMemoria\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Glazer's\u003ci\u003e Under the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, Kelly Reichardt's \u003ci\u003eNight Moves\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucrecia Martel's \u003ci\u003eZama\u003c\/i\u003e, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's \u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e, and David Lynch's \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks: The Return\u003c\/i\u003e. Warner investigates the pivotal role of sound in generating suspense and traces how the experience of suspense has changed in the era of digital streaming. \u003ci\u003eThe Rebirth of Suspense \u003c\/i\u003edevelops a fresh theory, history, typology, and analysis of suspense that casts new light on the workings of films across global cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Warner is associate professor and director of film studies in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGodard and the Essay Film: A Form That Thinks\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50910994039058,"sku":"9780231212700","price":153.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_800bf293-e42e-4daa-b5b9-7ff4ce297918.jpg?v=1738723444","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rebirth-of-suspense-slowness-and-atmosphere-in-cinema-9780231212700","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}