{"product_id":"absence-in-cinema-9780231189316","title":"Absence in Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustin Remes demonstrates how omissions of expected elements can spur viewers to interpret and understand the nature of film in new ways. Through a careful analysis of a broad array of avant-garde works, \u003ci\u003eAbsence in Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that films must be understood not only in terms of what they show but also what they withhold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enchanting, endearing feature of this detailed and serious study of four films by Walter Ruttmann, Stan Brakhage, Naomi Uman and Martin Arnold is that it advances through a series of anecdotes, conversations, diversions, cross-references and speculations, capturing the spirit of the avant-garde in critical writing, a feat at once difficult and joyful. -- Brinda Bose * Telegraph India *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsence in Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling, meticulously detailed, even revolutionary work. Remes's style is so assured with such a light and knowing touch that the reader is propelled through the book from first page to last. -- Wheeler Winston Dixon, author of \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Cinema: The 21st Century Movie Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis theoretically sophisticated book about a set of exemplary avant-garde films during which there is either “nothing” to see or “nothing” to hear, or both, is a remarkably fun read. Justin Remes is a magician who makes Nothing in cinema Something! -- Scott MacDonald, editor of \u003ci\u003eAvant-Doc: Intersections of Documentary and Avant-Garde Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsence in Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is about mysterious gaps and thwarted expectations. Starting from the idea that “every absence is a presence in disguise”, Justin Remes combines aesthetic analysis with psychology, neuroscience and Buddhist philosophy to construct a powerful theory of erasure in experimental film culture. Taking in invisible art, soundless music and wordless poetry, \u003ci\u003eAbsence in Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is as incisive and radical as its subject matter. -- Holly Rogers, author of \u003ci\u003eSounding the Gallery: Video and the Rise of Art Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn important, vital contribution to film studies that will appeal to all scholars, students, and (especially) teachers of cinema...Highly recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eA witty, richly detailed book... a delight to read. * Journal of Cinema and Media Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Voids\u003cbr\u003e1. Walter Ruttman and the Blind Film\u003cbr\u003e2. Stan Brakhage and the Birth of Silence\u003cbr\u003e3. Naomi Uman and the Peekaboo Principle\u003cbr\u003e4. Martin Arnold’s Disappearing Act\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Nothing Is Important\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400334254423,"sku":"9780231189316","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/absence-in-cinema-9780231189316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}