Allegorical images : tableau, time and gesture in the cinema of Werner Schroeter / by Michelle Langford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langford, Michelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schroeter, Werner, 1945-2010.

Criticism and interpretation.

Schroeter, Werner, 1945-2010--Criticism and interpretation.

Schroeter, Werner.

Schroeter, Werner, 1945-.

Local Subjects:

Schroeter, Werner, 1945-.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR, USA : Intellect, 2006.

Summary:

"Werner Schroeter is one of the most important and influential directors of the New German Cinema, yet discussion of his films within film theory has been intermittent and unsustained. This book provides a long-overdue introduction to Schroeter's visually lavish, idiosyncratic and conceptually rich cinema, situating its emergence within the context of the West German television and film subsidy system during the 1970s, then moving on to engage with some of the most pertinent and important arguments in contemporary film theory. Drawing upon the work of Gilles Deleuze, Walter Benjamin, and Bertolt Brecht, the author negotiates her way through the complex allegorical terrain of Schroeter's films by focusing on their insistent and original use of the cinematic tableau, allegorical montage, temporal layering and gestural expression." "Allegorical Images serves not only as a compelling and sophisticated introduction to Schroeter's cinema, but also makes a major contribution to a range of debates in contemporary film theory around allegory, tableau, time and gesture."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

A cinema on the margins : contextualizing the films of Werner Schroeter

Towards a theory of cinematic allegory

The allegorical tableau

Allegorical montage

A gestural cinema : allegorical figures and faulty performances

Brecht and beyond : from social to allegorical gestus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

ISBN:

9781841501383

1841501387

OCLC:

72761926

Publisher Number:

9781841501383