Germaine Dulac / Maryann De Julio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Julio, Maryann, author.

Series:

French film directors

French Film Directors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dulac, Germaine, 1882-1942--Criticism and interpretation.

Dulac, Germaine.

Physical Description:

x, 157 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press 2022.

Summary:

One of the few women pioneers of cinema and a committed feminist, Germaine Dulac strongly believed that the public had a role to play in shaping the history of cinema and the kinds of films that filmmakers could make. This book draws on a wealth of archival material - both films and writing - to study Dulac's 'behind the scenes' work on filmmaking and her social/political activism in the field of cinema. The biographical and historical introduction contextualises Dulac's situation at the heart of the avant-garde. Three chapters organise her films and career around the kinds of cinema that she promoted: 'psychological', 'pure' and 'documentary'. The conclusion contrasts Dulac's contributions with those of Alice Guy Blache, another early woman film pioneer, highlighting their differing paths to recognition.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Impressionist cinema: the `psychological films'

2. Avant-garde cinema: pure cinema and Dada/Surrealist films

3. Documentary cinema: France-Actualit.es and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography (pages [138]-148) and index.

ISBN:

9780719077944

071907794X

OCLC:

1337839688