Description
Book SynopsisConsiders well-known films that seem to stand alone in the history of cinema, without obvious precursors, and without progeny: "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari", "L'age d'or", and "Last Year in Marienbad".
Trade ReviewPerry (Middlebury College) has put together a superb overview of some key modernist films of the 20th century, films that changed the way that people view the motion picture as an art form. . . . All the essays are lucid, meticulously detailed, elegantly argued, and full of fresh insights that will make these frequently seen films come alive for a new generation of viewers. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.
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Table of ContentsContents
Introduction Ted Perry
1. The Birth of Film Out of the Spirit of Modernity Tom Gunning
2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Expressionism and Cinema Anton Kaes
3. Entr'acte: Dada as Real Illusion Ted Perry
4. Man with a Movie Camera—Lines of Resistance: Dziga Vertov and the Twenties Yuri Tsivian
5. L'âge d'or and the Eroticism of the Spirit Dudley Andrew
6. Meshes of the Afternoon: A Model of Visual Thinking John Pruitt
7. Brakhage and Modernism P. Adams Sitney
8. Andy Warhol's Sleep: The Play of Repetition Branden W. Joseph
9. Last Year at Marienbad: High Modern and Postmodern T. Jefferson Kline
10. Bruce Conner's Report: Contesting Camelot Bruce Jenkins
11. Au hasard, Balthazar: The Body in the Soul Tony Pipolo
12. Gehr's Still Gilberto Perez
13. Lives of Performers and the Trouble with Empathy Carrie Lambert-Beatty
List of Contributors
Index
