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In the first book-length study to concentrate specifically on Britain, Jamie Sexton examines the rise of avant-garde and experimental film-making between the wars.

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'An entertaining tale of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike' (Scope, Issue 20, June 2011)




Table of Contents


Illustrations

Acknowledgments


Introduction: From Avant-Garde Film to Alternative Film Culture

Chapter 1. The Network of Alternative Film Culture

Chapter 2. Deconstruction, Burlesque and Parody

Chapter 3. Drifters and the Emergence of an Alternative British Cinema

Chapter 4. Alternative Film Culture in the Shadow of Sound

Chapter 5. Montage, Machinery and Sound

Chapter 6. Mechanization and Abstraction

Chapter 7. Borderline: Subjectivity and Experimentation

Conclusion

Bibliography


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      Publisher: University of Exeter Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/07/2008
      ISBN13: 9780859898102, 978-0859898102
      ISBN10: 859898105

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the first book-length study to concentrate specifically on Britain, Jamie Sexton examines the rise of avant-garde and experimental film-making between the wars.

      Trade Review


      'An entertaining tale of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike' (Scope, Issue 20, June 2011)




      Table of Contents


      Illustrations

      Acknowledgments


      Introduction: From Avant-Garde Film to Alternative Film Culture

      Chapter 1. The Network of Alternative Film Culture

      Chapter 2. Deconstruction, Burlesque and Parody

      Chapter 3. Drifters and the Emergence of an Alternative British Cinema

      Chapter 4. Alternative Film Culture in the Shadow of Sound

      Chapter 5. Montage, Machinery and Sound

      Chapter 6. Mechanization and Abstraction

      Chapter 7. Borderline: Subjectivity and Experimentation

      Conclusion

      Bibliography


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