Theory of Film Practice (Princeton Legacy Library, 507) - Softcover

Burch, Noel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691003297 ISBN 13: 9780691003290

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1981

Synopsis

This classic in film theory, presents a systematic study of the techniques of the film medium and of their potential uses for creating formal structures in individual films such as Dovzhenko's Earth, Antonioni's La Notte, Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar, Renoir's Nana, and Godard's Pierrot le Fou.

Originally published in 1981.

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About this title

About the Author:

Noel Burch has exerted an important influence on film studies; he is the author of "Theory of Film Practice" and "To the Distant Observer".

Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0691003297
• ISBN 13: 9780691003290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182