Surrealism and cinema /

Surrealism has long been recognised as having made a major contribution to film theory and practice, and many contemporary film-makers acknowledge its influence. Most of the critical literature, however, focuses either on the 1920s or the work of Buuel. The aim of this book is to open up a broader p...

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Main Author: Richardson, Michael, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Surrealist film theory and practice
  • 1. Surrealism and popular culture
  • 2. Luis Bunuel and the snares of desire
  • 3. Jacques Prevert and the poetry of the eventual
  • 4. Surrealism and Hollywood
  • 5. Surrealism and the documentary
  • 6. Nelly Kaplan and sexual revenge
  • 7. Walerian Borowczyk and the touch of desire
  • 8. Jan Svankmajer and the life of objects
  • 9. Panique: A ceremony beyond the absurd
  • 10. The Baroque heresy of Raul Ruiz
  • 11. Surrealism and contemporary cinema.