A Critical Cinema 4

by MacDonald, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780520242715
• ISBN10: 0520242718
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

A Critical Cinema 4is the fourth volume in Scott MacDonald's Critical Cinema series, the most extensive, in-depth exploration of independent cinema available in English. In this new set of interviews, MacDonald once again engages filmmakers in detailed discussions of their films and of the personal experiences and political and theoretical currents that have shaped their work. The interviews are arranged to express the remarkable diversity of modern independent cinema and the network of interconnections within the community of filmmakers. A Critical Cinema 4includes the most extensive interview with the late Stan Brakhage yet published; a conversation with P. Adams Sitney about his arrival on the New York independent film scene; a detailed discussion with Peter Kubelka about the experience of makingOur African Journey;a conversation with Jill Godmilow and Harun Farocki on modern political documentary; Jim McBride's first extended published conversation in thirty years; a discussion with Abigail Child about her evolution from television documentarian to master editor; and the first extended interview with Chuck Workman. This volume also contains discussions with Chantal Akerman about her place trilogy;Lawrence Brose on his examination of Oscar Wilde's career; Hungarian Peter Forgaacute;cs about his transformation of European home movies into video operas; Iranian-born Shirin Neshat on working between two cultures; and Ellen Spiro about exploring America with her video camera and her dog. Each interview is supplemented by an introductory overview of the filmmaker's contributions. A detailed filmography and a selected bibliography complete the volume.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(15)
P. Adams Sitney	16	(20)
Stan Brakhage	36	(87)
Jill Godmilow (and Harun Farocki)	123	(35)
Peter Kubelka
On Unsere Afrikareise (Our Trip to Africa)	158	(21)
Jim McBride
On David Holzinans Dian'	179	(17)
Abigail Child	196	(33)
Chuck Workman	229	(29)
Chantal Akerman
On D'Est, Sud, and De l'autre côté	258	(16)
Lawrence Brose
On De Profundis	274	(15)
Peter Forgács	289	(33)
Shirin Neshat	322	(23)
Ellen Spiro	345	(18)
Filmography	363	(12)
Bibliography	375	(8)
Acknowledgments of Permission	383	(2)
Index	385