{"product_id":"the-essay-film-from-montaigne-after-marker-9780199781706","title":"The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker","description":"Why have certain kinds of documentary and non-narrative films emerged as the most interesting, exciting, and provocative movies made in the last twenty years? Ranging from the films of Ross McElwee (\u003cem\u003eBright Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e) and Agnès Varda (\u003cem\u003eThe Gleaners and I\u003c\/em\u003e) to those of Abbas Kiarostami (\u003cem\u003eClose Up\u003c\/em\u003e) and\u003cbr\u003eAri Folman (\u003cem\u003eWaltz with Bashir\u003c\/em\u003e), such films have intrigued viewers who at the same time have struggled to categorize them. Sometimes described as personal documentaries or diary films, these eclectic works are, rather, best understood as cinematic variations on the essay. So argues Tim Corrigan in\u003cbr\u003ethis stimulating and necessary new book. Since Michel de Montaigne, essays have been seen as a lively literary category, and yet--despite the work of pioneers like Chris Marker--seldom discussed as a cinematic tradition. \u003cem\u003eThe Essay Film\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a thoughtful account of the long rapport between\u003cbr\u003eliterature and film as well as novel interpretations and theoretical models, provides the ideas that will change this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Corrigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199781706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Corrigan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Cinema Studies, English, and History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eNew German Film\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Cinema without Walls\u003c\/em\u003e and an editor of \u003cem\u003eCritical Visions in Film Theory\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937654751347,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d43ed305-67cf-409e-a72e-fe496638cd7a.jpg?v=1647995087","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-essay-film-from-montaigne-after-marker-9780199781706","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}