Film at Wit's End: Eight Avant-Garde Filmmakers
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 092970116X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Then James Broughton, the inveterate San Franciscan, whose irrepressible sense of whimsy and profound grasp of classical symbols combined to create some of the most vital filmworks of the last four decades; Christopher MacLaine, the "Artaud of North Beach"; Maya Deren, known to independent filmmakers as "the mother of us all"; Sidney Peterson, sophisticated, erudite, shy, the gentleman of the avant-garde film world; and two of Brakhage's most prominent contemporaries, Bruce Conner and Ken Jacobs. With insight and sharp detail, Brakhage puts the lives and works of these filmic visionaries into personal focus. In these eight sparkling biographies, Stan Brakhage brings us into intimate acquaintance with some of America's most influential independent filmmakers. One comes away from Film at Wit's End as one leaves an enjoyable, lively evening among friends.. And Marie Menken who, against the odds of a miserable and brutal marriage, developed a film aesthetic that revolutionized the very essence of independent filmmaking. Brakhage presents them and their work in portraits that are at once critical and anecdotal. We meet Jerome Hill, born to inherit railroads and banks but destined to forge his artistic vision into a lasting film statement. These filmmakers are members of one of the most radical of 20th-century art movements; and yet as radical an
Excellent short pieces on various avant-garde filmmakers Tyro Excellent short pieces on various avant-garde filmmakers, most of them personally known to Brakhage. A perfect companion piece to my copy of his Film Biographies, now woefully out of print.. Suzin R. Daly said I loved this book. I loved reading this book. If you like to really learn about the personal lives of filmmakers this is the book for you. Stan Brakhrage writes in an easy fun manner. It's an easy read and you can skip around the chapters and read about all your favorite film artists first. Marie Menken is my favorite, I would have loved to have hung out with her and the gang in that era. It's also very informative about their work too. There is a great story in the Marie Menken chapter on how Menken got into film by working with her
-- The Columbus Dispatch. -- Classic ImagesNot only luminousminiature biographies, but also social and cultural portraits of art-in-America. A basic book in the canon of experimental cinema. -- Film QuarterlyIntelligent, warm and often highly personal tributes. A fascinating collection
The recipient of many awards ad prizes, including the 1986 Maya Deren Award from the American Film Institute and the 1989 MacDowell Colony Medal, Brakhage was also a professor of film studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Stan Brakhage was one of the most influential of independent American filmmakers. . From 1952 to 2003, he issued near