Rethinking Brechtian film theory and cinema / Angelos Koutsourakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koutsourakis, Angelos, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.

Brecht, Bertolt.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Philosophy.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 262 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.

Summary:

A comprehensive re-examination of Brechtian film theory. Making a compelling argument for the continuing relevance of Brechtian film theory and cinema, this book offers new research and analysis of Brecht the film and media theorist, placing his scattered writings on the subject within the lively film theory debates that took place in Europe between the 1920s-1960s. Furthermore, Angelos Koutsourakis identifies key points of convergence between Brecht's 'unfinished project' and contemporary film and media theory. With case studies of films ranging from Robert Roberto Rossellini's "Paisà! to Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900" and Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" amongst others, this study challenges many existing preconceptions about Brecht's theoretical position and invites readers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht in film studies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Text

Figures

Introduction

Part 1 Brechtian Film Theory

Chapter 1 Key Concepts

Chapter 2 Photography and Film

Chapter 3 Modernism as Realism

Chapter 4 Brecht in Film Theory

Part 2 Brechtian Cinema

The Revisionist History Film

Chapter 5 Re-visioning History

Chapter 6 Revisiting National Traumas

The Essay Film

Chapter 7 Beyond Auteurism: the Dialectics of the Essay Film

Chapter 8 Pedagogical Essay Films

Cinemas of Cruelty

Chapter 9 Brecht and Artaud

Chapter 10 Cruelty as Anti-commodity

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2019).

ISBN:

1-4744-1892-9

1-4744-1891-0

OCLC:

1312725877