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The Films Of Stan Brakhage In The Americ
R. Bruce Elder
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Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 792.
Since the late 1950s Stan Brakhage has been in the forefront of independent filmmaking. His body of work - some seventy hours - is one of the largest of any filmmaker in the history of cinema, and one of the most diverse. Probably the most widely quoted experimental filmmaker in history, his films typify the independent cinema.
Since the late 1950s Stan Brakhage has been in the forefront of independent filmmaking. His body of work - some seventy hours - is one of the largest of any filmmaker in the history of cinema, and one of the most diverse. Probably the most widely quoted experimental filmmaker in history, his films typify the independent cinema.
Until now, despite well-deserved acclaim, there has been no comprehensive study of Brakhage's oeuvre. The Films of Stan Brakhage in the American Tradition fills this void. R. Bruce Elder delineates the aesthetic parallels between Brakhage's films and ... Read more
This book is certain to stir the passions of those interested in artistic critique and interpretation in its broadest terms.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Number of Pages
583
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781554582013
SKU
V9781554582013
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About R. Bruce Elder
R. Bruce Elder is an award-winning filmmaker and teaches media at Ryerson University. His book Harmony & Dissent (WLU Press, 2008) received the prestigious Robert Motherwell Book Prize and was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Book. Rudolf Kuenzli described DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect (WLU Press, 2013) as ""that rare book that casts the early twentieth-century avant-garde in a ... Read more
Reviews for The Films Of Stan Brakhage In The Americ
"This challenging and important work demands the attention of film historians, scholars, critics, theoreticians, and media and culture commentators. In addition to a select bibliography, there is a glossary, a filmography, and 58 pages of notes."
M. Wayne Cunningham
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M. Wayne Cunningham
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