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A Critical Cinema 2: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

By Scott MacDonald

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520912861
DOI
10.1525/9780520912861
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
41 MB (42609475 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
476\477
Time added
2023-08-15 06:41:36

Description

This sequel to A Critical Cinema offers a new collection of interviews with independent filmmakers that is a feast for film fans and film historians. Scott MacDonald reveals the sophisticated thinking of these artists regarding film, politics, and contemporary gender issues.The interviews explore the careers of Robert Breer, Trinh T. Minh-ha, James Benning, Su Friedrich, and Godfrey Reggio. Yoko Ono discusses her cinematic collaboration with John Lennon, Michael Snow talks about his music and films, Anne Robertson describes her cinematic diaries, Jonas Mekas and Bruce Baillie recall the New York and California avant-garde film culture. The selection has a particularly strong group of women filmmakers, including Yvonne Rainer, Laura Mulvey, and Lizzie Borden. Other notable artists are Anthony McCall, Andrew Noren, Ross McElwee, Anne Severson, and Peter Watkins.

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