The Cinema of Agn鑚 Varda: Resistance and Eclecticism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231169752)

Agn鑚 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 r黐eries, 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.

Author: Delphine Benezet
ISBN-10: 0231169752
ISBN-13: 9780231169752
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2014
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d