Charles Burnett : A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge / James Naremore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naremore, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burnett, Charles, 1944---Criticism and interpretation.

Burnett, Charles.

African American motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the first book devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded as the most influential member of the L.A. Rebellion group of African American filmmakers, James Naremore provides a close critical study of all Burnett's major pictures for movies and television, including Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger, The Glass Shield, Nightjohn, The Wedding, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, and Warming by the Devil's Fire. Having accessed new information and rarely seen material, Naremore shows that Burnett's career has developed against the odds and that his artistry, social criticism, humor, and commitment to what he calls "symbolic knowledge" have given his work enduring value for American culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge

2. Beginnings

3. Killer of Sheep (1977)

4. My Brother's Wedding (1983)

5. To Sleep with Anger (1990)

6. The Glass Shield (1994)

7. Three Films for Young Adults and Families: Selma, Lord, Selma (1999), Finding Buck McHenry (2000), and Nightjohn (1996)

8. The Wedding (1998)

9. The Annihilation of Fish (1999)

10. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)

11. Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) 177

12. Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)

13. Two Screenplays: Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) and Man in a Basket (2003)

14. In His Element: Three Short Films and an Epilogue

Filmography

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520960954

0520960955

OCLC:

983796247