The Book of Questions by Edmond Jabs
This history covers the filmmaking tradition often referred to as cin'ma militant, which emerged in France during the events of May 1968 and flourished for a decade. While some films produced were created by established filmmakers, including Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, and William Klein, others were helmed by left-wing filmmakers working in the extreme margins of French cinema. This latter group gave voice to underrepresented populations, such as undocumented immigrants (sans papiers), entry-level factory workers (ouvriers sp'cialis's), highly intellectual Marxist-Leninist collectives, and militant special interest groups. While this book spans the broad history of this uncharted tradition, it particularly focuses on these lesser-known figures and works and the films of Cin'lutte, Les groupes medvedkine, Atelier de recherche cin'matographique, Cin'thique, and the influential Marxist filmmaker Jean-Pierre Thorn. Each represent a certain tendency of this movement in French film history, offering an invaluable account of a tradition that also sought to share untold histories.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780819562487 |
| ISBN 10 | 0819562483 |
| Title | The Book of Questions |
| Author | Rosmarie Waldrop |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
| Year published | 1991-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 452 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |