Surrealism and cinema / Michael Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Michael, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surrealism in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

202 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.

Summary:

Surrealism has long been recognised as having made a major contribution to film theory and practice, and many contemporary film-makers acknowledge its influence. Most of the critical literature, however, focuses either on the 1920s or the work of Bunuel. The aim of this book is to open up a broader picture of surrealism's contribution to the conceptualisation and making of film.

Tracking the work of Luis Bunuel, Jacques Prevert, Nelly Kaplan, Walerian Borowczyk, Jan Svankmajer, Raul Ruiz and Alejandro Jodorowsky, Surrealism and Cinema charts the history of surrealist film-making in both Europe and Hollywood from the 1920s to the present day.

At once a critical introduction and a provocative re-evaluation, Surrealism and Cinema is essential reading for anyone interested in surrealist ideas and the history of film.

Contents:

Introduction: Surrealist Film Theory and Practice 1

1 Surrealism and Popular Culture 15

2 Luis Bunuel and the Snares of Desire 27

3 Jacques Prevert and the Poetry of the Eventual 45

4 Surrealism and Hollywood 61

5 Surrealism and the Documentary 77

6 Nelly Kaplan and Sexual Revenge 93

7 Walerian Borowczyk and the Touch of Desire 107

8 Jan Svankmajer and the Life of Objects 121

9 Panique: A Ceremony Beyond the Absurd 135

10 The Baroque Heresy of Raul Ruiz 149

11 Surrealism and Contemporary Cinema 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-193) and indexes.

ISBN:

1845202252

1845202260

OCLC:

62381238

Publisher Number:

9781845202255

9781845202262

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