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- Improvising Cinema
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- 2014
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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This spirited volume explores the history and diversity of improvisation in the cinema, including works by Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Nobuhiro Suwa. Gilles Mouëllic examines improvisational practices that can be specifically attributed to the cinema and argues in favors of their powers as instigators of unprecedented forms of expression. Improvising Cinema reflects both on the permanence of attempting improvisation and the relationship between technology and aesthetics. Mouëllic concludes preservation becomes even more invaluable in the case of improvisation, as the creative act exists only within the brief time span of the performance.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 7-8
- Introduction
- pp. 9-14
- 1. Writing and improvisation
- pp. 15-32
- 2. Creation in action
- pp. 33-48
- 3. The influence of Jean Rouch
- pp. 49-70
- 4. Acting cinema
- pp. 71-98
- 5. The temptation of theatre
- pp. 99-120
- 6. The rules of the game
- pp. 121-142
- 7. Filming jazz
- pp. 143-162
- Conclusion
- pp. 163-168
- Bibliography
- pp. 187-190
- Index of names
- pp. 191-196
- Index of films
- pp. 197-204
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048518425
Related ISBN(s)
9789089645159, 9789089645517
MARC Record
OCLC
880878363
Launched on MUSE
2020-07-06
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
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