Chantal Akerman

Informationen zum Autor Marion Schmid is Reader in French at the University of Edinburgh Klappentext Chantal Akerman is widely acclaimed as one of the most original and important directors working in Europe today. A towering figure in women's and feminist film-making, she has produced a diverse and intensely personal body of work ranging from minimalist portraits of the everyday to exuberant romantic comedies, and from documentaries and musicals to installation art. This book traces the director's career at the crossroads between experimental and mainstream cinema, contextualising her work within the American avant-garde of the 1970s, European anti-naturalism, feminism and the post-modern aesthetics. While offering an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style, it also stresses the social and ethical dimension of her work, especially as regards her representation of marginal groups and her exploration of exilic and diasporic identities. Particular attention is given to the inscription of the Holocaust and of Jewish memory in her films. Zusammenfassung This new book on internationally acclaimed film director Chantal Akerman provides an illuminating overview of her filmmaking to date and an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of PlatesSeries editor's forewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: the multiple faces of Chantal Akerman1. The 1970s: anatomy of an avant-garde2. The golden 80s: performance, parody, identity3. The archaeology of suffering4. Love and intimacy in a post-lapsarian worldFilmographySelect BibliographyIndex

Autorentext

Marion Schmid is Reader in French at the University of Edinburgh

Klappentext

Chantal Akerman is widely acclaimed as one of the most original and important directors working in Europe today. A towering figure in women's and feminist film-making, she has produced a diverse and intensely personal body of work ranging from minimalist portraits of the everyday to exuberant romantic comedies, and from documentaries and musicals to installation art. This book traces the director's career at the crossroads between experimental and mainstream cinema, contextualising her work within the American avant-garde of the 1970s, European anti-naturalism, feminism and the post-modern aesthetics. While offering an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style, it also stresses the social and ethical dimension of her work, especially as regards her representation of marginal groups and her exploration of exilic and diasporic identities. Particular attention is given to the inscription of the Holocaust and of Jewish memory in her films.

Zusammenfassung
This new book on internationally acclaimed film director Chantal Akerman provides an illuminating overview of her filmmaking to date and an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style. -- .

Inhalt

List of Plates Series editor's foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: the multiple faces of Chantal Akerman 1. The 1970s: anatomy of an avant-garde 2. The golden 80s: performance, parody, identity 3. The archaeology of suffering 4. Love and intimacy in a post-lapsarian world Filmography Select Bibliography Index