Screen Memories The Hungarian Cinema of Marta Meszaros |
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| Author:
| Portuges, Catherine |
| Series title: | International Women Filmmakers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-34558-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Ò . . . excellent . . . Ó ÑSlavic Review Ò . . . displays a depth of scholarship and breadth of research which in the main is distilled into a fascinating read. At last MZcaron;sz†ros is getting the attention she deserves.ÓÊÑSight and Sound ÒDrawing on personal reminiscences, interviews with Meszaros, and critiques of individual films, Portuges delineates in detailed and convincing fashion the cultural contradictions surrounding Meszaros and her art.Ó ÑSigns ÒThis book provides...
More DescriptionÒ . . . excellent . . . Ó ÑSlavic Review Ò . . . displays a depth of scholarship and breadth of research which in the main is distilled into a fascinating read. At last MZcaron;sz†ros is getting the attention she deserves.ÓÊÑSight and Sound ÒDrawing on personal reminiscences, interviews with Meszaros, and critiques of individual films, Portuges delineates in detailed and convincing fashion the cultural contradictions surrounding Meszaros and her art.Ó ÑSigns ÒThis book provides engaging insight to works by one of HungaryÕs best contemporary filmmakers, M†rta MZcaron;sz†ros.Ó ÑCanadian Slavonic Papers A fascinating exploration of the culture of post-Stalinist Eastern Europe through a detailed study of the achievements of its foremost woman directorÑand revealing interviews with the filmmaker and her collaborators. M†rta MZcaron;sz†rosÕs visual representations of youth, sexual difference, and class conflict challenged official socialist versions of gender, family relations, and workersÕ lives. Her films include documentaries and features and the recently completed ½Diary of My Father and Mother.