To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Chris Marker

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Chris Marker
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sarah Cooper
SeriesFrench Film Directors Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780719083648
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
Undergraduate
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 October 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Since the early 1950s, Chris Marker has embraced different filmmaking styles as readily as he has new technologies, and has broadened conceptions of the documentary in distinctly personal ways. He has travelled around the world, tracking political upheavals and historic events, as well as unearthing the stories buried under official reporting. This

Author Biography

Sarah Cooper is Lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London -- .

Reviews

"This volume, dedicated to the life's work of the artist born Christian Francois Bouche-Villeneuve, possesses all the impelling power of rattan finger cuffs: once in, it is nearly impossible to get out, as Dr. Cooper's engaging style fairly generates enthusiasm." (Robert Dator, Film Matters, 2014) -- .