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Andre Bazin´s New Media
André Bazin
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Description for Andre Bazin´s New Media
Paperback. The author's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests ranged widely and encompassed the new media" of the 1950s. This book includes reviews and essays addressing new technologies their artistic potential, social influence, and relationship to existing art forms. Editor(s): Andrew, Dudley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Andre Bazin's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests ranged widely and encompassed the new media" of the 1950s, including television, 3D film, Cinerama, and CinemaScope. Fifty-seven of his reviews and essays addressing these new technologies their artistic potential, social influence, and relationship to existing art forms have been translated here for the first time in English with notes and an introduction by leading Bazin authority Dudley Andrew. These essays show Bazin's astute approach to a range of visual media and the relevance of his critical thought to ... Read more
Andre Bazin's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests ranged widely and encompassed the new media" of the 1950s, including television, 3D film, Cinerama, and CinemaScope. Fifty-seven of his reviews and essays addressing these new technologies their artistic potential, social influence, and relationship to existing art forms have been translated here for the first time in English with notes and an introduction by leading Bazin authority Dudley Andrew. These essays show Bazin's astute approach to a range of visual media and the relevance of his critical thought to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283572
SKU
V9780520283572
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About André Bazin
Andre Bazin (1918--1958) was the premier film theorist of the first century of cinema. Primarily associated with the journal Cahiers du cinema, which he cofounded in 1951, he wrote for many other journals as well. Editor and translator Dudley Andrew is R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at Yale University. His books include The ... Read more
Reviews for Andre Bazin´s New Media
"A panoramic and rewarding view of the most insightful and influential critic of cinema ... most memorable and remarkable." Critical Inquiry