{"product_id":"the-essay-film-from-montaigne-after-marker-paperback","title":"The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy have certain kinds of documentary and non-narrative films emerged as the most interesting, exciting, and provocative movies made in the last twenty years? Ranging from the films of Ross McElwee (\u003cem\u003eBright Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e) and Agnès Varda (\u003cem\u003eThe Gleaners and I\u003c\/em\u003e) to those of Abbas Kiarostami (\u003cem\u003eClose Up\u003c\/em\u003e) and Ari Folman (\u003cem\u003eWaltz with Bashir\u003c\/em\u003e), such films have intrigued viewers who at the same time have struggled to categorize them. Sometimes described as personal documentaries or diary films, these eclectic works are, rather, best understood as cinematic variations on the essay. So argues Tim Corrigan in this stimulating and necessary new book. Since Michel de Montaigne, essays have been seen as a lively literary category, and yet--despite the work of pioneers like Chris Marker--seldom discussed as a cinematic tradition. \u003cem\u003eThe Essay Film\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a thoughtful account of the long rapport between literature and film as well as novel interpretations and theoretical models, provides the ideas that will change this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Corrigan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Cinema Studies, English, and History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eNew German Film\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Cinema without Walls\u003c\/em\u003e and an editor of \u003cem\u003eCritical Visions in Film Theory\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748759175456,"sku":"9780199781706","price":97.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d2e67ad51c445b5c2f4bb92e1b32723.webp?v=1779915401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-essay-film-from-montaigne-after-marker-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}