The Films of Chantal Akerman
Paperback
Publication Date: 27/04/2003
Considered to be one of the most influential auteurs in French cinema today, Chantal Akerman has had a profound impact on both feminist filmmaking discourse and avant-garde film. She has shown herself to be an uncompromising and dedicated practitioner of the cinematic arts in works such as ""I...You...He...She"" (""Je tu il elle"", 1974); ""Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles"" (1975); ""Meetings with Anna"" (""Les Rendez-vous d'Anna"", 1978); ""American Stories/Food, Family, and Philosophy"" (""Histoires d'Amerique"", 1989); and ""From the East"" (""D'Est"", 1993). Akerman has continued to create new and unexpected films that explore ideas about image, gaze, space, performance, and narration.This collection of essays edited by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster assesses Akerman's wide-ranging oeuvre, particularly her exploration of identity and memory, and considers her development as an artist and as a social force. Along with a detailed filmography and bibliography, both compiled by Foster, ten of the key figures in contemporary feminist moving-image discourse explore the themes with which Akerman is preoccupied: sexuality and lesbian identity, subjectivity, alterity, quotidian reality, the mother-daughter relationship, and Jewish diasporic identity.
- ISBN:
- 9780809325139
- 9780809325139
- Category:
- Film theory & criticism
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 27-04-2003
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Edition:
- 3rd Edition
- Pages:
- 201
- Dimensions (mm):
- 213x163x12mm
- Weight:
- 0.26kg
Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available
Great!
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Select the List you'd like to categorise as, or add your own
Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read
Awesome! You added your first item into your Library
Great! The fun begins.
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Reviews
Be the first to review Identity and Memory.
Share This Book: