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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2026

Des O’Rawe
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This chapter provides an introductory discussion of the book’s conceptual shape and critical approach. It outlines some key issues in the study of relations between cinema and the visual arts, and refers to recent scholarship in this field before offering summary descriptions of the individual chapters to follow. In each case, the description also indicates points of cultural convergence between the chapters, and relates them to the book’s more general concerns.

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Cinema, documentary, and the visual arts
 , pp. 1 - 10
Publisher: Manchester University Press
First published in: 2026

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