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Cinema’s Alchemist: The Films of Péter Forgács
Bill Nichols (Ed.)
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Description for Cinema’s Alchemist: The Films of Péter Forgács
Paperback. Editor(s): Nichols, Bill; Renov, Michael. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Péter Forgács, based in Budapest, is best known for his award-winning films built on home movies from the 1930s to the 1960s that document ordinary lives soon to intersect with offscreen historical events. Cinema’s Alchemist offers a sustained exploration of the imagination and skill with which Forgács reshapes such film footage, originally intended for private and personal viewing, into extraordinary films dedicated to remembering the past in ways that matter for our future.
Contributors: Whitney Davis, U of California, Berkeley; László F. Földényi, U of Theatre, Film and Television, Budapest; Marsha Kinder, U of Southern California; Tamás Korányi; Scott MacDonald, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
Series
Visible Evidence
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816648757
SKU
V9780816648757
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About Bill Nichols (Ed.)
Bill Nichols is professor of cinema at San Francisco State University. Michael Renov is vice dean of academic affairs and professor of critical studies in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
Reviews for Cinema’s Alchemist: The Films of Péter Forgács
"Péter Forgács is indeed an alchemist, as this insightful compendium of essays proclaims; his extraordinary process transforms ordinary home movies into works of profound and sometimes mysterious beauty. This volume brilliantly articulates the qualities that make his work so distinctive and important, not only as acts of cinematic archaeology but as transformative art. Michael Renov’s concise appreciation of Forgács’ devastating ... Read more