Surrealism and cinema / Michael Richardson.

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Richardson, Michael, 1953-

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (202 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781847881083
1847881084
1282545558
9781282545557
9786612545559
6612545550

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Surrealism and cinema.DDC classification:

791.43/61163 22

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PN1995.9.S85 R53 2006eb

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24.31

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Contents:

Introduction: Surrealist film theory and practice -- 1. Surrealism and popular culture -- 2. Luis Bunuel and the snares of desire -- 3. Jacques Prevert and the poetry of the eventual -- 4. Surrealism and Hollywood -- 5. Surrealism and the documentary -- 6. Nelly Kaplan and sexual revenge -- 7. Walerian Borowczyk and the touch of desire -- 8. Jan Svankmajer and the life of objects -- 9. Panique: A ceremony beyond the absurd -- 10. The Baroque heresy of Raul Ruiz -- 11. Surrealism and contemporary cinema.

Summary: Surrealism has long been recognised as having made a major contribution to film theory and practice, and many contemporary film-makers acknowledge its influence. Most of the critical literature, however, focuses either on the 1920s or the work of Buuel. The aim of this book is to open up a broader picture of surrealism''s contribution to the conceptualisation and making of film. Tracing the work of Luis Buuel, Jacques Prvert, Nelly Kaplan, Walerian Borowcyzk, Jan vankmajer, Raul Ruiz and Alejandro Jodorowsky, Surrealism and Cinema charts the history of surrealist film-making in both Europe and.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and indexes.

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Surrealism has long been recognised as having made a major contribution to film theory and practice, and many contemporary film-makers acknowledge its influence. Most of the critical literature, however, focuses either on the 1920s or the work of Buuel. The aim of this book is to open up a broader picture of surrealism''s contribution to the conceptualisation and making of film. Tracing the work of Luis Buuel, Jacques Prvert, Nelly Kaplan, Walerian Borowcyzk, Jan vankmajer, Raul Ruiz and Alejandro Jodorowsky, Surrealism and Cinema charts the history of surrealist film-making in both Europe and.

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