Cinema and the Shoah(Illustrated) An Art Confronts the Tragedy of the Twentieth Century (The Suny Series/ Horizons of Cinema) by Jean-MichelFrodon, Anna Harrison, Tom Mes Paperback, 418 Pages, Published 2010 by State Univ Of New York Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-3026-3, ISBN: 1-4384-3026-4
"Examines the variety of cinematic responses to the Holocaust as well as the Shoah’s impact on cinematic expression itself.From The Great Dictator to Schindler’s List, the extermination of the Jews of Europe has driven the cinema, more than any other form of artistic expression, to question its methods, techniques, and ethics. It is with reference to the Shoah that a decisive part of the thought behind modern cinema has been constructed, ..."
"Paris, more than any other city on earth, offers a feast for cinema-goers. Cinema s place among the arts is special and far superior to that found anywhere else. The sheer number and variety of theatres dedicated to the diversity of the cinematic art and its pleasures, ensure an enduring festive spirit. Cineastes and cinéphiles from the world over gather in Paris to indulge their appetites for film. Global cinema lives in the city s scr ..."
"Paris, more than any other city on earth, offers a feast for cinema-goers. Cinema s place among the arts is special and far superior to that found anywhere else. The sheer number and variety of theatres dedicated to the diversity of the cinematic art and its pleasures, ensure an enduring festive spirit. Cineastes and cinéphiles from the world over gather in Paris to indulge their appetites for film. Global cinema lives in the city s scr ..."
Cinema and the Shoah An Art Confronts the Tragedy of the Twentieth Century (Suny Series, Horizons of Cinema) by Anna Harrison, Tom Mes, Jean-MichelFrodon Hardcover, 399 Pages, Published 2010 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-3027-0, ISBN: 1-4384-3027-2
"From The Great Dictator to Schindler s List, the extermination of the Jews of Europe has driven the cinema, more than any other form of artistic expression, to question its methods, techniques, and ethics. It is with reference to the Shoah that a decisive part of the thought behind modern cinema has been constructed, and, consciously or not, many of the greatest films of the past sixty years bear the mark of this event. To give an accou ..."
"For critics, fans, and scholars of drama and film, the laugh has traditionally been tied to comedy, indicating and expressing mirth, witty relief, joyous celebration, or arch and sarcastic parody. But strange, dark laughter that illuminates non-comedic, unfunny situations gets much less attention. In The Last Laugh: Strange Humors of Cinema, editor Murray Pomerance has assembled contributions from thirteen estimable scholars that addre ..."
"An indispensable guide to French-Algerian multidisciplinary artist Kader Attia (born 1970), whose work examines the way cultures and histories are constructed. Attia often plays with the vocabulary of museums and architecture to trouble the boundaries between Western and non-Western worlds. The book features an interview with Hayward Gallery director, Ralph Rugoff."
"Night and Fog" a Film in History (Volume 28) (Visible Evidence) by Sylvie Lindeperg, Tom Mes, Jean-MichelFrodon Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2014 by Univ Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-7991-1, ISBN: 0-8166-7991-6
"Francois Truffaut called "Night and Fog" the greatest film ever made. But when Alain Resnais finished his documentary, with its depiction of Nazi atrocities, the resistance of the French censors was fierce. A mere decade had passed since the end of the war, and the French public was unprepared to confront the horrors shown in the film let alone the possibility of French complicity. In fact it would be through "Night and Fog" that many v ..."
"Night and Fog"(1st Edition) A Film in History (Visible Evidence) by Sylvie Lindeperg, Tom Mes, Jean-MichelFrodon Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2014 by Univ Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-7992-8, ISBN: 0-8166-7992-4
"Francois Truffaut called "Night and Fog" the greatest film ever made. But when Alain Resnais finished his documentary, with its depiction of Nazi atrocities, the resistance of the French censors was fierce. A mere decade had passed since the end of the war, and the French public was unprepared to confront the horrors shown in the film let alone the possibility of French complicity. In fact it would be through "Night and Fog" that many v ..."
"The inhabitants of the ghetto are about to be deported, but they continue to
believe Jakob's lies. With Vlastimil Brodsky. Il Portiere di Notte The Night Porter
Director: Liliana Cavani. Screenplay: Liliana Cavani from a story by Barbara
Alberti, Italo Moscati, and Amedeo Pagani. Production: Ital- onegglio
Cinematografico, Lotar Film Productions. Year: 1974. Country: Italy. Run time:
115 min. Vienna 1957. Former SS officer Max (Dir ..."
La projection nationale Cinéma et nation (Le champ mediologique) (French Edition) by Jean-MichelFrodon Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 1998 by O. Jacob ISBN-13: 978-2-7381-0586-8, ISBN: 2-7381-0586-6
"Collectif (sous la direction de Raymond Bellour), Le Western, Paris, Gallimard,
1993. Collectif (sous la direction de Patrick Brion), D.W. Griffith, Paris, Centre
Georges-Pompidou, 1982. Collectif (sous la direction de Bill Krohn), Feux croisés
, le cinéma américain vu par ses auteurs, Institut Lumière/Actes Sud/Festival de
Locarno, 1997. Collectif (sous la direction d'Alain Masson), Hollywood 1927-
1941, Paris, Autrement, 1991. Coll ..."
"Revenir, tape par tape, sur la gense des films d'Amos Gitai, sur leur maturation, les tours et les dtours d'un processus de cration singulier, tel est le projet de cet ouvrage. Trois points de vue se succdent : celui d'Amos Gitai lui-mme, qui revient sur les images, clandestines ou apparentes, qui nourrissent son uvre, celles de sa propre biographie, de son rapport intime aux lieux, aux paysages, aux personnes et aux vnements qui forgen ..."
Critique de cinema by Jean-MichelFrodon Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2008 by Cahiers Du Cinéma ISBN-13: 978-2-86642-526-5, ISBN: 2-86642-526-X
"Jean-Michel Frodon, critique de cinéma depuis de nombreuses années, met ici en évidence les enjeux de cette activité, son inscription dans le cadre des médias, et surtout l'importance de l'écriture."
"Construit collectivement sous la direction de Jean-Michel Frodon, directeur des Cahiersdu cinéma, cet ouvrage est composé d'essais consacrés à l'œuvre de ..."
"The Lebanese video artists, documentarians and photographers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige have been a duo since the 1990s, making works that address the turbulent history of their homeland. This monograph surveys the duo’s projects, including their most recent series of installations and research on the now defunct Lebanese space exploration program."
"Organisé par décennie, cet ouvrage indispensable brosse le portrait d'un demi-siècle de cinéma. C'est à l'enchaînement d'un récit qu'est convié le lecteur, où les petites histoires participent à la grande. Les batailles esthétiques, les affrontements économiques et politiques, les évolutions techniques s'entremêlent au destin des vedettes, des auteurs, des nababs, des fonctionnaires, des inventeurs, des commerçants, des artistes, des pe ..."