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University of Illinois Press
- Cinematic Encounters 2: Portraits and Polemics
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
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Eschewing the idea of film reviewer-as-solitary-expert, Jonathan Rosenbaum continues to advance his belief that a critic's ideal role is to mediate and facilitate our public discussion of cinema. Portraits and Polemics presents debate as an important form of cinematic encounter whether one argues with filmmakers themselves, on behalf of their work, or with one's self.
Rosenbaum takes on filmmakers like Chantal Akerman, Richard Linklater, Manoel De Oliveira, Mark Rappaport, Elaine May, and Béla Tarr. He also engages, implicitly and explicitly, with other writers, arguing with Pauline Kael—and Wikipedia—over Jacques Demy, with the Hollywood Reporter and Variety reviewers of Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control, with David Thomson about James L. Brooks, and with many American and English film critics about misrepresented figures from Jerry Lewis to Yasujiro Ozu to Orson Welles. Throughout, Rosenbaum mines insights, pursues pet notions, and invites readers to join the fray.
Table of Contents
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- Chantal Akerman
- pp. 9-19
- James L. Brooks
- pp. 20-28
- Luis Buñuel
- pp. 29-31
- Pedro Costa
- pp. 32-40
- André Delvaux
- pp. 41-48
- Jacques Demy
- pp. 49-57
- Carl Dreyer
- pp. 58-66
- John Gianvito
- pp. 67-80
- Jim Jarmusch
- pp. 81-95
- Jia Zhangke
- pp. 96-105
- Jerry Lewis
- pp. 106-121
- Richard Linklater
- pp. 122-134
- Guy Maddin
- pp. 135-151
- Elaine May
- pp. 152-156
- Manoel de Oliveira
- pp. 157-170
- Ermanno Olmi
- pp. 171-182
- Yasujiro Ozu
- pp. 183-193
- Sally Potter
- pp. 194-201
- Mark Rappaport
- pp. 202-210
- Alain Resnais
- pp. 211-219
- Jacques Rivette
- pp. 220-240
- Tsai Ming-liang
- pp. 263-271
- Orson Welles
- pp. 272-294
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252051395
Related ISBN(s)
9780252042553, 9780252084386
MARC Record
OCLC
1102592832
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2019-06-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2019