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Nothing Happens: Chantal Akerman’s Hyperrealist Everyday
Ivone Margulies
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Paperback. Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. This title presents the study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. Her 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is widely regarded as the most important feminist film of that decade. In Nothing Happens, Ivone Margulies presents the first comprehensive study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker.
Margulies grounds her critical analysis in detailed discussions of Akerman’s work—from Saute ma ville, a 13-minute black-and-white film made in 1968, through ... Read more
Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. Her 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is widely regarded as the most important feminist film of that decade. In Nothing Happens, Ivone Margulies presents the first comprehensive study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker.
Margulies grounds her critical analysis in detailed discussions of Akerman’s work—from Saute ma ville, a 13-minute black-and-white film made in 1968, through ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822317234
SKU
V9780822317234
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About Ivone Margulies
Ivone Margulies is Associate Professor in the Department of Film & Media at Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Reviews for Nothing Happens: Chantal Akerman’s Hyperrealist Everyday
“A fine writer and a skilled and gifted critic, Margulies offers many new insights into Akerman’s important work. The readings of Akerman’s films—in particular the contextualization of the work in a wider range of frameworks—are excellent. An impressive book.”—Judith Mayne, Ohio State University “A significant and original contribution, not just to Akerman scholarship, but to film studies generally.”—David James, University ... Read more