How should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign auteur has come under attack, with critics proclaiming the death of the author and the end of cinema?
About the Author: Codruţa Morari is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Wellesley College.
206 Pages
Performing Arts, Film
Description
About the Book
In its methodology, the book combines an aesthetics of film authorship with a sociological approach.
Takes into account the juridical dimension of film authorship.
Provides an in-depth analysis of the work of renowned filmmakers Jean Eustache and Maurice Pialat, putting them in dialogue with their contemporaries.
Reflection on film authorship that moves beyond the cult of personality and the celebration of individual film style, exploring the dynamics of film communities.
Book Synopsis
How should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign auteur has come under attack, with critics proclaiming the death of the author and the end of cinema? The Bressonians provides an answer in the form of a strikingly original study of Bresson and his influence on the work of filmmakers Jean Eustache and Maurice Pialat. Extending the discourse of authorship beyond the idea of a singular visionary, it explores how the imperatives of excellence function within cinema's pluralistic community. Bresson's example offered both an artistic legacy and a creative burden within which filmmakers reckoned in different, often arduous, and altogether compelling ways.
Review Quotes
"As academic interest in Bresson finally seems to grow, The Bressonians forms an excellent addition to scholarship on the filmmaker, exploring in particular how and why Bresson's films reinforce the significance of French auteur cinema, as well as offering a timely contribution more generally to auteur theory and questions of influence and style."- Studies in European Cinema
"The Bressonians is well written and contains many perceptive insights into seminal French films, expanding our understanding of the complex network of competing artistic schools and influences during the post-war period. The book also offers a fascinating account of the evolution of authorship in French cinema, from Bresson in the 1960s to the obsessions with auteurism during the Nouvelle Vague."- H-France
"Superbly written in a lucid and elegant style, this is an important intervention in French cinematic and cultural history. The Bressonians offers a series of compelling readings of important filmmakers, and demonstrates an illuminating attentiveness to the aesthetic texture of their films."- Scott Durham, Northwestern University
About the Author
Codruţa Morari is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Wellesley College. She holds a doctorate in Film Studies from the University of Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)
Weight: .62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 206
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Film
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Paperback
Author: Codruţ & a Morari
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 2024
TCIN: 1009795223
UPC: 9781805393108
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-1290
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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