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Emile De Antonio: A Reader
Douglas Kellner
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Description for Emile De Antonio: A Reader
paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
An absorbing collection of writings by and about an American original.
Innovative documentary filmmaker; friend of Andy Warhol, John Cage, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and other leading figures of the New York art world; radical leftist critic of the Establishment; and legendary bon vivant: Emile de Antonio (1919-1989) was a larger-than-life personality and a key figure in the development of postwar American cinema. The films de Antonio made between 1963 and 1989—including Point of Order, Rush to Judgment, In the Year of the Pig, Painters Painting, and Millhouse: A White Comedy—revolutionized the documentary format and inspired a generation of artists and ... Read more
Emile de Antonio: A Reader is the first full-length volume devoted to this major American filmmaker. It collects interviews with and writings by de Antonio; reviews and other critical material that detail the genesis, production history, and reception of his films; a comprehensive filmography; and an in-depth biographical essay. Offering a long-overdue assessment of de Antonio’s career, this indispensable book also makes a significant contribution to our understanding of American independent cinema at its most politically engaged. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816633647
SKU
V9780816633647
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About Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education at UCLA and author of numerous books, including Media Culture (1995). He is Emile de Antonio’s literary executor. Dan Streible is assistant professor of film studies and art history at the University of South Carolina.
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