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The Cinema of Agnès Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism
Delphine Benezet
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Description for The Cinema of Agnès Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism
Hardback. Series: Directors' Cuts. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Agnes Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are considered by scholars, filmmakers, and audiences alike, as audacious, seminal, and unforgettable. This volume considers her production as a whole, revisiting overlooked films like Mur, Murs/Documenteur (1980-81), and connecting her cinema to recent installation work. This study demonstrates how Varda has resisted norms of representation and diktats of production. It also shows how she has elaborated a personal repertoire of images, characters, and settings, which all provide insight on their cultural and political contexts. The book thus ... Read more
Agnes Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are considered by scholars, filmmakers, and audiences alike, as audacious, seminal, and unforgettable. This volume considers her production as a whole, revisiting overlooked films like Mur, Murs/Documenteur (1980-81), and connecting her cinema to recent installation work. This study demonstrates how Varda has resisted norms of representation and diktats of production. It also shows how she has elaborated a personal repertoire of images, characters, and settings, which all provide insight on their cultural and political contexts. The book thus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Directors' Cuts
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231169745
SKU
V9780231169745
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About Delphine Benezet
Delphine Benezet teaches comparative literature in the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Film at Queen Mary, University of London.
Reviews for The Cinema of Agnès Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism
There have been other excellent books on Varda, but this particular text, neatly illustrated with frame blow-ups, and graced with a detailed filmography, is one of the best, and also has the virtue of being the most complete... Pick up a copy now. Frame by Frame A solid contribution to the field... Unique in its precision and focus on the ... Read more