Cambridge Studies in Film Ser.: Constructivism in Film - A Cinematic Analysis : The Man with the Movie Camera by Vlada Petric (1987, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521321743
ISBN-139780521321747
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Number of Pages337 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameConstructivism in Film-A Cinematic Analysis : the Man with the Movie Camera
Publication Year1987
SubjectMedia Studies, Screenplays, Film / History & Criticism
TypeTextbook
AuthorVlada Petric
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science
SeriesCambridge Studies in Film Ser.
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN86-012893
Dewey Edition20
Reviews'The publication of Vlada Petric's Constructivism in Film ... is a long-awaited and important moment in film criticism ... after decades in which Vertov's concepts of cinema have been insufficiently researched and often misrepresented, English-speaking readers and lovers of film as an art form have two important opportunities: (1) to obtain information directly from the source and (2) to understand Vertov's expansive achievement and its theoretical basis. At last there is much to read, seriously consider, and appreciate.'Journal of Film and Video, 'The publication of Vlada Petric's Constructivism in Film … is a long-awaited and important moment in film criticism … after decades in which Vertov's concepts of cinema have been insufficiently researched and often misrepresented, English-speaking readers and lovers of film as an art form have two important opportunities: (1) to obtain information directly from the source and (2) to understand Vertov's expansive achievement and its theoretical basis. At last there is much to read, seriously consider, and appreciate.'Journal of Film and Video, 'In this remarkable book, Vlada Petric explicates the cinematic text of one of the most famous works of avant-garde nonfiction film, Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera ... it is difficult to imagine a better or more complete formal analysis of a single movie, or a book that teaches us more about the 'cinematic way of seeing', than Constructivism in Film'. The Russian Review, 'The publication of Vlada Petric's Constructivism in Film ... is a long-awaited and important moment in film criticism ... after decades in which Vertov's concepts of cinema have been insufficiently researched and often misrepresented, English-speaking readers and lovers of film as an art form have two important opportunities: (1) to obtain information directly from the source and (2) to understand Vertov's expansive achievement and its theoretical basis. At last there is much to read, seriously consider, and appreciate.' Journal of Film and Video, 'The publication of Vlada Petric's Constructivism in Film … is a long-awaited and important moment in film criticism … after decades in which Vertov's concepts of cinema have been insufficiently researched and often misrepresented, English-speaking readers and lovers of film as an art form have two important opportunities: (1) to obtain information directly from the source and (2) to understand Vertov's expansive achievement and its theoretical basis. At last there is much to read, seriously consider, and appreciate.' Journal of Film and Video, 'In this remarkable book, Vlada Petric explicates the cinematic text of one of the most famous works of avant-garde nonfiction film, Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera ... it is difficult to imagine a better or more complete formal analysis of a single movie, or a book that teaches us more about the 'cinematic way of seeing', than Constructivism in Film'.The Russian Review, 'In this remarkable book, Vlada Petric explicates the cinematic text of one of the most famous works of avant-garde nonfiction film, Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera … it is difficult to imagine a better or more complete formal analysis of a single movie, or a book that teaches us more about the 'cinematic way of seeing', than Constructivism in Film'. The Russian Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4370947
Table Of ContentPreface; Acknowledgement; 1. Dziga Vertov and the Soviet avant-garde movement; 2. Thematic meaning of The Man with the Movie Camera; 3. Formal structure of The Man with the Movie Camera; Appendices; Selected bibliography; Notes; Frame enlargements; Plates; Index.
SynopsisVlada Petric explicates the cinematic text of one of the most famous works of avant-garde nonfiction film, Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera
LC Classification NumberPN1997.C452225 P48 1

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