Theory of film practice /
Burch, Noël, 1932-
Theory of film practice / Noël Burch ; translated by Helen R. Lane. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Princeton legacy library . - Princeton legacy library. .
Translation of: Praxis du cinéma.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- I. Basic Elements -- II. Dialectics -- III. Perturbing Factors -- IV. Reflections on the Film Subject -- Index.
This classic in film theory, presents a systematic study of the techniques of the film medium and of their potential uses for creating formal structures in individual films such as Dovzhenko's Earth, Antonioni's La Notte, Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar, Renoir's Nana, and Godard's Pierrot le Fou. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
In English.
9781400853366 (electronic bk.) 1400853362 (electronic bk.) 9780691039626 0691039623 9780691003290 (pbk.) 0691003297 (pbk.) 0691615144 9780691615141 (pbk.)
10.1515/9781400853366 doi
22573/ctt7379hn JSTOR
Motion pictures--Philosophy.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--History & Criticism.
Motion pictures--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PN1995 / .B8513 1981eb
791.43/01
Theory of film practice / Noël Burch ; translated by Helen R. Lane. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Princeton legacy library . - Princeton legacy library. .
Translation of: Praxis du cinéma.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- I. Basic Elements -- II. Dialectics -- III. Perturbing Factors -- IV. Reflections on the Film Subject -- Index.
This classic in film theory, presents a systematic study of the techniques of the film medium and of their potential uses for creating formal structures in individual films such as Dovzhenko's Earth, Antonioni's La Notte, Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar, Renoir's Nana, and Godard's Pierrot le Fou. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
In English.
9781400853366 (electronic bk.) 1400853362 (electronic bk.) 9780691039626 0691039623 9780691003290 (pbk.) 0691003297 (pbk.) 0691615144 9780691615141 (pbk.)
10.1515/9781400853366 doi
22573/ctt7379hn JSTOR
Motion pictures--Philosophy.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--History & Criticism.
Motion pictures--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PN1995 / .B8513 1981eb
791.43/01