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James Schamus - Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud - 9780295988542 - V9780295988542
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Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud

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Description for Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud Paperback. Carl Theodor Dreyer's film "Gertrud" was covered by the Danish press as a national scandal at its Paris premier in 1964; it was lambasted on its release for its lugubrious pace, wooden acting, and old-fashioned, stuffy milieu. This title offers a novel approach to the legacy of Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1964 film, "Gertrud". Num Pages: 128 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 8. Weight in Grams: 205.

If there is one film in the canon of Carl Theodor Dreyer that can be said to be, as Jacques Lacan might put it, his most “painfully enjoyable,” it is Gertrud. The film's Paris premier in 1964 was covered by the Danish press as a national scandal; it was lambasted on its release for its lugubrious pace, wooden acting, and old-fashioned, stuffy milieu. Only later, when a younger generation of critics came to its defense, did the method in what appeared to be Dreyer's madness begin to become apparent.

To make vivid just what was at stake for Dreyer, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988542
SKU
V9780295988542
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-14

About James Schamus
James Schamus is a professor in the School of Arts, Columbia University, and the CEO of Focus Features. His screenwriting and producing credits include The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and a number of other films from his long collaboration with Ang Lee.

Reviews for Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud
"A nimble monograph. Schamus is a true cosmopolite of the movies—- an Oscar-nominated producer and screenwriter, the CEO of Focus Features, a Columbia University film professor, and now, it turns out, a first-rate scholarly critic. Watch (Gertrude) with care, read Schamus's action-packed study, and your cinematic life will be genuinely, and permanently, enriched."
Film Quarterly
"Schamus, best known ... Read more

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