The utopia of film : cinema and its futures in Godard, Kluge, and Tahimik /
The German filmmaker Alexander Kluge has long promoted cinema's relationship with the goals of human emancipation. Jean-Luc Godard and Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik also believe in cinema's ability to bring about what Theodor W. Adorno once called a ?redeemed world," even in the fa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Film and culture.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The German filmmaker Alexander Kluge has long promoted cinema's relationship with the goals of human emancipation. Jean-Luc Godard and Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik also believe in cinema's ability to bring about what Theodor W. Adorno once called a ?redeemed world," even in the face of new cultural and technological challenges. In three groundbreaking essays, Christopher Pavsek showcases these utopian visions, drawing attention to their strengths, weaknesses, and undeniable impact on film's political evolution. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (509 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231530811 0231530811 |