Turbulence and Flow in Film

Yvette Biro

ISBN 10: 0253219655 / ISBN 13: 9780253219657

Published by Indiana University Press (USA), 2008

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pp. 288 Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turbulence and Flow in Film
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (USA)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253219655
• ISBN 13: 9780253219657
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Little attention has been paid to the temporal aspect of filmmaking. Turbulence and Flow in Film describes how pace and rhythm create meaning and how film gains its fullness through the flow of images and the speed or slowness of the dramatic action. It demonstrates that the quick or restrained breathing of the sequences is not a secondary element but rather provides the spirit and ambiance of the work.

Yvette Bíro thoroughly analyzes this overlooked subject, examining various methods of temporal articulation. Relying on the richness of both classical and contemporary cinema, the author revisits the great masters such as Bresson, Ozu, Tarkovsky, Bergman, and Antonioni, as well as the directors of the Nouvelle Vague. In addition to discovering the new contributions of Asian cinema, she also discusses newcomers, including Jarmusch, Kaurismaki, and Kiarostami.

About the Author

Yvette Bíro, essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita at NYU's Graduate Film School, worked on a dozen prize-winning films with noted directors in her native Hungary. She has published numerous essays and translations, as well as ten books on film, including The Metamorphosis of the Image,The Seventh Art, and Profane Mythology (IUP, 1982).