Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions (Visible Evidence, V. 4)

By Michelle Citron

Book Overview

A filmmaker creates a series of touching narratives, in essay, memoir, fiction, and even flip book form, based on a shoe-box full of old home movies that reveal both the strength and frailties of three generations of women in her family. Original. UP.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816632626
• ISBN13: 9780816632626
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A great and insightful read.

This is an intimately written and insightful work. Anyone interested in women, film, or issues surrounding lesbianism will enjoy the work. Beautifully formatted.

powerful and artfully written blend of fact and fiction

In "Home Movies..." Citron uses an interplay of fact and fiction to guide the reader on a journey of secrets. We are never quite sure of who is speaking and yet always sure it is the author's voice we hear. Citron has crafted her written words with the same sense of artistry evident in her films. This book is powerful and artfully written. It is as much about understanding the well-buried and fragmented narratives we each conceal as it is about the story of Citron's individual exploration of her own stories. Communicated through simple language inflected with subtle nuances, the truths among these pages explore the juncture of life and art. Interacting with this text is quite an experience.

Once you start this book, you can't put it down!

This is a really different kind of memoir. It's personal, yet gripping as a novel would be (part of it is memior, part is fiction). It's also thoughtful and analytical without falling into the trapof being dry or over-intellectualized. I learned as much about myself as I did about the author. The blurb on the back cover is right - once I started it, I couldn't put it down.

Once you pick it up, you can't put it down!

This is a really different kind of memoir. It's personal, yet gripping as a novel would be (part of it is memoir, part is fiction). It's also thoughtful and analytical without falling into the trap of being dry or over-intellectualized. I learned as much about myself as I did about the author. The blurb on the back cover is right - once I started it, I couldn't put it down.