The Fantasy Film

Wiley–Blackwell

2010

201 p.

New approaches to film genre ; 7

9781405168786

What's in a name : defining the elusive fantasy genre -- Once upon a time : a brief historical overview -- A brief critical overview : literary and film fantasy -- Science fiction and horror -- The wizard of Oz (1939) : over the rainbow -- Harvey (1950) : a happy hallucination? -- Always (1989) : Spielberg's ghost from the past -- Groundhog day (1993) : no time like the present -- Big (1988) : body and soul/"hearts and souls" -- Shrek (2001) : like an onion -- Spider-man (2002) : the karmic web -- The lord of the rings (2001-3) : Tolkien's trilogy or Jackson's thrillogy? -- The chronicles of Narnia : the lion, the witch and the wardrobe (2005): a joyful spell -- Harry Potter I-VI (2001-9) : words are mightier than the sword -- Conclusion : imagine that!

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