The reality of film : Theories of filmic reality Richard Rushton. By formulating a notion of 'filmic reality', The Reality of Film offers new ways of understanding our relationship with cinema. Against the belief that cinema merely represents or reproduces reality, the book argues that cinema creates realities. The kinds of reality created by films amount to something called 'filmic reality'. Filmic reality is explored in the work of six key film theories: Andre Bazin, Christian Metz, Stanley Cavell, Gilles Dlecuze, Slavoj Zizek and Jacques Ranciere. Comprehensive introductions are provided to the work of these thinkers, whilst many myths and misconceptions about them are effectively debunked. Along the way, the notion of filmic reality that emerges radically reconfigures our understanding of cinema. This book is essential reading for film scholars, students and philosophers of film, while it will also appeal to graduate students and specialists in other fields.