{"product_id":"the-avant-garde-feature-film-william-e-b-verrone-9780786459100","title":"The Avant-Garde Feature Film: A Critical History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Here is a critical and historical overview of unconventional and aesthetically challenging films, all of feature length. The author focuses on the particular forms of contemporary avant-garde films, which often rely on characteristics associated with historical films of the same genre. Included are works by such visionary filmmakers as David Lynch, Luis Bunuel, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, Guy Maddin and Derek Jarman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first of the two appendices contains a filmography of key avant-garde feature films, from \u003ci\u003eHaxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) to \u003ci\u003eMaximum Shame\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). The second appendix offers a brief list of directors who have made significant contributions to films that take alternative approaches to cinematic practice, establishing new grounds for analysis and evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William E. B. Verrone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786459107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786459100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 8.90w x 0.60d","brand":"William E. B. Verrone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926038348031,"sku":"9780786459100","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ad32a43d-fb9d-481e-8e5f-371dac359064.jpg?v=1681080839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-avant-garde-feature-film-william-e-b-verrone-9780786459100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}