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The Cinema of Agnes Varda Delphine Benezet

The Cinema of Agnes Varda By Delphine Benezet

The Cinema of Agnes Varda by Delphine Benezet


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The Cinema of Agnes Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism by Delphine Benezet

Agnes Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are considered by scholars, filmmakers, and audiences alike, as audacious, seminal, and unforgettable. This volume considers her production as a whole, revisiting overlooked films like Mur, Murs/Documenteur (1980-81), and connecting her cinema to recent installation work. This study demonstrates how Varda has resisted norms of representation and diktats of production. It also shows how she has elaborated a personal repertoire of images, characters, and settings, which all provide insight on their cultural and political contexts. The book thus offers new readings of this director's multifaceted reveries, arguing that her work should be seen as an aesthetically influential and ethically-driven production where cinema is both a political and collaborative practice, and a synesthetic art form.

The Cinema of Agnes Varda Reviews

There have been other excellent books on Varda, but this particular text, neatly illustrated with frame blow-ups, and graced with a detailed filmography, is one of the best, and also has the virtue of being the most complete... Pick up a copy now. Frame by Frame A solid contribution to the field... Unique in its precision and focus on the evolution of Varda's continual embrace of upcoming artistic media, technological advances, and social inclusion. French Review A relevant and insightful review of Varda's career thus far. LSE Review of Books

About Delphine Benezet

Delphine Benezet teaches comparative literature in the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Film at Queen Mary, University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Beginnings 1. Agnes Varda: A Woman Within History 2. Aesthetics and Technique 3. Varda's Ethics of Filming 4. Poetics of Space 5. Cinecriture and Originality Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index

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GOR008996421
9780231169752
0231169752
The Cinema of Agnes Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism by Delphine Benezet
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Columbia University Press
2014-05-20
208
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