Theorizing Art Cinemas: Foreign, Cult, Avant-Garde, and Beyond

by David Andrews

Book Overview

The term "art cinema" has been applied to many cinematic projects, including the film d'art movement, the postwar avant-gardes, various Asian new waves, the New Hollywood, and American indie films, but until now no one has actually defined what "art cinema" is. Turning the traditional, highbrow notion of art cinema on its head, Theorizing Art Cinemas takes a flexible, inclusive approach that views art cinema as a predictable way of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292747748
• ISBN13: 9780292747746
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"