Nora M. Alter reveals the essay film to be a hybrid genre that fuses the categories of feature, art, and documentary film. Like its literary predecessor, the essay film draws on a variety of forms and approaches; in the process, it fundamentally alters the shape of cinema. The Essay Film After Fact and Fiction locates the genre's origins in early silent cinema and follows its transformation with the advent of sound, its legitimation in the postwar period, and its multifaceted development at the turn of the millennium. In addition to exploring the broader history of the essay film, Alter addresses the innovative ways contemporary artists such as Martha Rosler, Isaac Julien, Harun Farocki, John Akomfrah, and Hito Steyerl have taken up the essay film in their work.
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-13
9780231178211
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237187152
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Essay Film after Fact and Fiction
Author
Nora M. Alter
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nora M. Alter
Series Title
Film and Culture Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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