Mindscreen Bergman, Godard, and First-Person Film |
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| Author:
| Kawin, Bruce F. |
| Series title: | Dalkey Archive Scholarly Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56478-461-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing
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| Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In the opening chapter of this groundbreaking work, Bruce Kawin asks: can a film--which is already the dream of its maker and its audience, and which can present itself as the dream of one of its characters--appear, finally, to dream itself? Contrary to the classic assumption that all film narration is third person, the author contends that a movie can be narrated in first person through a consciousness that originates either on screen or off.Through a discussion of Keaton, Welles,...
More DescriptionIn the opening chapter of this groundbreaking work, Bruce Kawin asks: can a film--which is already the dream of its maker and its audience, and which can present itself as the dream of one of its characters--appear, finally, to dream itself? Contrary to the classic assumption that all film narration is third person, the author contends that a movie can be narrated in first person through a consciousness that originates either on screen or off.Through a discussion of Keaton, Welles, Resnais, Bergman, Godard, and even Chuck Jones, Kawin shows how the self-reflexivity of film stimulates the aesthetic, political, and psychological processes of the audience, making possible a greater knowledge and acceptance of ourselves.