Film as a Subversive Art
by Amos Vogel
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"A classic returns! The original edition of Amos Vogel's seminal book, Film as a Subversive Art was first published in 1974, and has been out of print since 1987. According to Vogel--founder of Cinema 16, North America's legendary film society--the book details the "accelerating worldwide trend toward a more liberated cinema, in which subjects and forms hitherto considered unthinkable or forbidden are boldly explored." So ahead of his time was Vogel that the ideas that he penned some 40 show more years ago are still relevant today, and readily accessible in this classic volume. Accompanied by over 300 rare film stills, Film as a Subversive Art analyzes how aesthetic, sexual and ideological subversives use one of the most powerful art forms of our day to exchange or manipulate our conscious and unconscious, demystify visual taboos, destroy dated cinematic forms, and undermine existing value systems and institutions. This subversion of form, as well as of content, is placed within the context of the contemporary world view of science, philosophy, and modern art, and is illuminated by a detailed examination of over 500 films, including many banned, rarely seen, or never released works"-- show lessTags
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Interesting and provocative, but fragmented writing hinders getting absorbed in what he has to say.
Just the title of this was enuf to make me want to read it for a long time - but it took me a long time to get around to it. Any bk w/ this as a basic premise is likely to appeal to me. The cover image is from Makavajev's "WR". This is mostly capsule reviews so it's not as in-depth as it cd be but WHAT A SELECTION! These are probably the movies nearest & dearest to me.
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Author Information
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Amos Vogel founded the Lincoln Center Film Department and was co-founder of the New York Film Festival which he ran until 1968. Over the years Vogel has served as Chairman of the American Selection Committee for the Cannes, Moscow, Berlin and Venice film festivals. He has taught at Harvard University, the New School for Social Research, New York show more University, and for several years at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Film as a Subversive Art
- Original title
- Film as a Subversive Art
- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- Luis Buñuel; Otto Muehl
- Related movies
- WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971 | IMDb)
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
- LCC
- PN1995 .V6 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 293
- Popularity
- 110,004
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.56)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 3
