Demons of Modernity, The
John Orr
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Hardcover. Ingmar Bergman's films had a very broad and rich relationship with the rest of European cinema, contrary to the myth that Bergman was a peripheral figure, culturally and aesthetically isolated from the rest of Europe. This book contends that he should be put at the very center of European film history. Num Pages: 140 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; APFA; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Ingmar Bergman’s films had a very broad and rich relationship with the rest of European cinema, contrary to the myth that Bergman was a peripheral figure, culturally and aesthetically isolated from the rest of Europe. This book contends that he should be put at the very center of European film history by chronologically comparing Bergman’s relationship to key European directors such as Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jean-Luc Godard, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Andrei Tarkovsky, and also looks at Bergman’s critical relationship to key movements in film history such as the French New Wave. In so doing, it demonstrates how Ingmar Bergman’s ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Language
English
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857459787
SKU
V9780857459787
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About John Orr
John Orr (1943-2010) was Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh where he taught film studies. He contributed to many film journals, and his books include Cinema and Modernity, Contemporary Cinema, The Art and Politics of Film, and Hitchcock and Twentieth Century Cinema. His most recent book is Romantics and Modernists in British Cinema (Edinburgh UP, 2010).
Reviews for Demons of Modernity, The
“Orr's analysis offers consistently fresh comparisons, tracing ways that… represent rich and subtle cinematic conversations. Orr's reach is broad, detailed, and informed by both current critical conversations and the perspective of intervening decades. Highly recommended.” · Choice “A reader who has viewed and scrutinized the numerous films discussed in Orr’s contribution will benefit from the thoughtful ... Read more