Jean Epstein / Christophe Wall-Romana, Monographie imprimée
Language: anglais.Country: GrandeBretagne.Publication : Manchester (GB), New York : Manchester University Press, copyright 2013Description: 1 vol. (XIV-224 p.) : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 978-0-7190-8623-6; 978-1-78499-348-1; 0-7190-8623-X.Series: French Film DirectorsDewey: 791.430 233092, 22Abstract: If cinema can be approached as poetry and philosophy, it is because of Jean Epstein. Cocteau, Buñuel (who was his assistant), Hitchcock, Pasolini and Godard, and theoreticians Kracauer, Deleuze and Rancière are directly influenced by Epstein's pioneering film work, writings, and concepts. This book is the first in English to examine his oeuvre comprehensively. An avant-garde artist and an anti-elitist intellectual, Epstein wanted to craft moments of pure transformative cinema. Using familiar genres - melodramas and documentaries - he hoped to heal viewers of all classes and hasten social utopia. A lover of cinema as cognitive and sensorial technology, and a poet of the screen, he pushed cinematography - as photogénie - towards the experimental sublime, through daring close-ups, rhythmic montage, slow motion, even reverse motion.Bibliography: Bibliogr. p. 217-219, filmogr. p. 201-216. Index.Subject - Personal Name: Epstein, Jean, 1897-1953 Critique et interprétation Subject - Topical Name: Philosophie et cinémaItem type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Prêt normal | Bibliothèque provisoire Bron Salle de lecture | Spectacle (Arts du spectacle) | 791.43 Epstein WAL (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0380122993 |
Autre tirage : 2016
Bibliogr. p. 217-219, filmogr. p. 201-216. Index
If cinema can be approached as poetry and philosophy, it is because of Jean Epstein. Cocteau, Buñuel (who was his assistant), Hitchcock, Pasolini and Godard, and theoreticians Kracauer, Deleuze and Rancière are directly influenced by Epstein's pioneering film work, writings, and concepts. This book is the first in English to examine his oeuvre comprehensively. An avant-garde artist and an anti-elitist intellectual, Epstein wanted to craft moments of pure transformative cinema. Using familiar genres - melodramas and documentaries - he hoped to heal viewers of all classes and hasten social utopia. A lover of cinema as cognitive and sensorial technology, and a poet of the screen, he pushed cinematography - as photogénie - towards the experimental sublime, through daring close-ups, rhythmic montage, slow motion, even reverse motion