Film at Wit's End: Eight Avant-garde Filmmakers by Stan Brakhage (English) Paper

Description: Film at Wit's End by Stan Brakhage Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Brief career profiles of eight American avant-garde filmmakers. Publisher Description In these eight sparkling biographies, Stan Brakhage brings us into intimate acquaintance with some of Americas most influential independent filmmakers. These filmmakers are members of one of the most radical of 20th-century art movements; and yet their films and their lives are a continuous source of inspiration, not only to young, developing film-artists, but to the makers of commercial movies and videos as well. In these eight sparkling biographies, Stan Brakhage brings us into intimate acquaintance with some of Americas most influential independent filmmakers. We meet Jerome Hill, born to inherit railroads and banks but destined to forge his artistic vision into a lasting film statement. And Marie Menken who, against the odds of a miserable and brutal marriage, developed a film aesthetic that revolutionized the very essence of independent filmmaking.Then James Broughton, the inveterate San Franciscan, whose irrepressible sense of whimsy and profound grasp of classical symbols combined to create some of the most vital filmworks of the last four decades; Christopher MacLaine, the "Artaud of North Beach"; Maya Deren, known to independent filmmakers as "the mother of us all"; Sidney Peterson, sophisticated, erudite, shy, the gentleman of the avant-garde film world; and two of Brakhages most prominent contemporaries, Bruce Conner and Ken Jacobs. These filmmakers are members of one of the most radical of 20th-century art movements; and yet as radical and individual as they are, their films and their lives are a continuous source of inspiration, not only to young, developing film-artists, but to the makers of commercial movies and videos as well. Brakhage presents them and their work in portraits that are at once critical and anecdotal. One comes away from Film at Wits End as one leaves an enjoyable, lively evening among friends Author Biography Stan Brakhage is the author of Film at Wits End, Film Biographies, The Brakhage Lectures, and other books. Born January 14, 1933, Mr. Brakhage has been a professor of film studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, for the past twenty years. He has received honorary doctorates from San Francisco Art Institute, California Institute of the Arts, and Bard College. His other honors include eight grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rockefeller Fellowship, the American Film Institutes Maya Deren Award, the MacDowell Medal, a Telluride Film Festival Medallion, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Denver International Film Festival. Details ISBN 092970116X ISBN-13 9780929701165 Title Film at Wit's End Author Stan Brakhage Format Paperback Year 1991 Pages 183 Publisher McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S. GE_Item_ID:13748289; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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