Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies
by Manny Farber
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Manny Farber, one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American action film--the bravado of Howard Hawks, theart brutstyling of Samuel Fuller, the crafty, sordid entertainments of Don Siegel--at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as Michael Snow'sWavelength, Werner Herzog'sFata Morgana, and show more Chantal Akerman'sJeanne Dielman. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist Patricia Patterson, Negative Spacegathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film. show lessTags
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- 791.4309 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography; description, critical appraisal of specific companies and studios {for specific films see 791.437}
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