Surrealism and Cinema
About this book
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 picture of surrealism's contribution to the conceptualisation and making of film.Tracing the work of Luis Buuel, Jacques Prvert, Nelly Kaplan, Walerian Borowcyzk, Jan vankmajer, Raul Ruiz and Alejandro Jodorowsky, Surrealism and Cinema charts the history of surrealist film-making in both Europe and Hollywood from the 1920s to the present day. At once a critical introduction and a provocative re-evaluation, Surrealism and Cinema is essential reading for anyone interested in surrealist ideas and art and the history of film.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Surrealism and Popular Culture
- 2 Luis Buñuel and the Snares of Desire
- 3 Jacques Prévert 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 Ć vankmajer and the Life of Objects
- 9 Panique: A Ceremony Beyond the Absurd
- 10 The Baroque Heresy of RaĂșl Ruiz
- 11 Surrealism and Contemporary Cinema
- Notes
- Selected Filmography
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Film Index
