| Chris Marker Contributor(s): Alter, Nora M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252030737 ISBN-13: 9780252030734 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Having spearheaded the bourgeoning Nouvelle Vague scene in the late 1950s and developed a distinctive style involving still images, Chris Marker (born Christian Franois Bouche-Villeneuve) stands among the most influential filmmakers of the postwar era, yet remains enigmatic. His notorious reclusiveness has led to surprisingly few studies, and Nora M. Alter's Chris Marker presents the first English-language study of the director. Marker's 1953 debut "filmic essay," The Statues Also Die (with Alain Resnais) exposed the European art market's complicity in the former Belgian Congo atrocities, and provided a bold model for other politically committed filmmakers. Thus began Marker's long struggle against global injustice, a trajectory that included his involvement with Night and Fog, La Jetee, Le Joli Mai, Far from Vietnam, Le fond du l'air est Rouge, and Prime Time in the Camps. Alter's careful study includes interviews with the director and investigates the core themes and motivations behind an often unpredictable and transnational career that defies easy classification. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005028936 |
| Series: Contemporary Film Directors (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.9" W x 8.34" (0.94 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an English-language study of Chris Marker, who stands among the most influential filmmakers of the postwar era. The study includes interviews with the director and investigates the core themes and motivations behind an often unpredictable and transnational that defies easy classification. |