Studying film with André Bazin / Blandine Joret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joret, Blandine, author.

Series:

Film theory in media history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bazin, André, 1918-1958--Criticism and interpretation.

Bazin, André.

Bazin, André, 1918-1958.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The impact of French film critic André Bazin (1918-1958) on the development of film studies, though generally acknowledged, remains contested. Although he was a passionate initiator of film culture during his lifetime, his ideas have been challenged, defended and revived throughout his afterlife. 'Studying Film with André Bazin' offers an entirely original interpretation of major concepts from Bazin's legacy, such as auteur theory, realism, film language and the influence of film on other arts (poetry and painting in particular). By examining mostly unknown and uncollected texts, Blandine Joret explains Bazin's methodology and adopts it in a contemporary reading, linking his ideas to major philosophical and scientific frameworks as well as more recent media practices such as advertising, CGI, 3D cinema and Virtual Reality. In tune with 21st-century concerns in media culture and film studies, this book addresses a wide readership of film scholars, students and cinephiles"--Back cover.

Contents:

1 Studying Film p. 17

1.1 Young Art, Old Critics p. 19

1.2 In Search of a Method p. 29

1.3 Bazin's Mayonnaise Theory p. 37

2 The Art of Reality p. 47

2.1 Paradox: The Existence of Film p. 48

2.2 Integral Realism: Reality and Cinema 'Ultimately Equal' p. 60

2.3 Bazin's Wager p. 75

3 Film and the Other Arts p. 89

3.1 Debates on Contemporary Art: Bazin, Marcel and Portmann p. 91

3.2 Cinema and Painting p. 107

3.3 Case Study: Van Gogh's Ear p. 116

3.4 Recreation: The Language of Film p. 126

4 A Matter of Form p. 135

4.1 Form + Content p. 137

4.2 Perspectives on 3-D p. 149

4.3 Bazin Put to the Test: Godard and Wenders p. 161

4.4 VR: Complete Film, or Total Cinema? p. 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Joret, Blandine. Studying film with André Bazin.

ISBN:

9462989524

9789462989528

OCLC:

1111388244