{"product_id":"the-essay-film-timothy-corrigan-9780199781706","title":"The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker","description":"Why have certain kinds of documentary and non-narrative films emerged as the most interesting, exciting, and provocative movies made in the last twenty years? Ranging from the films of Ross McElwee (\u003cem\u003eBright Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e) and Agn鑚 Varda (\u003cem\u003eThe Gleaners and I\u003c\/em\u003e) to those of Abbas Kiarostami (\u003cem\u003eClose Up\u003c\/em\u003e) and Ari Folman (\u003cem\u003eWaltz with Bashir\u003c\/em\u003e), such films have intrigued viewers who at the same time have struggled to categorize them. Sometimes described as personal documentaries or diary films, these eclectic works are, rather, best understood as cinematic variations on the essay. So argues Tim Corrigan in this stimulating and necessary new book. Since Michel de Montaigne, essays have been seen as a lively literary category, and yet--despite the work of pioneers like Chris Marker--seldom discussed as a cinematic tradition. \u003cem\u003eThe Essay Film\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a thoughtful account of the long rapport between literature and film as well as novel interpretations and theoretical models, provides the ideas that will change this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Corrigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199781702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199781706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012","brand":"Timothy Corrigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914294722815,"sku":"9780199781706","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0295d125-1475-4581-9e16-6cc37d7a5b2a.jpg?v=1680641472","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essay-film-timothy-corrigan-9780199781706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}