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Cinema's alchemist : the films of Péter Forgács /

Péter Forgács, based in Budapest, is best known for his award-winning films built on home movies from the 1930s to the 1960s that document ordinary lives soon to intersect with offscreen historical events. Cinema's Alchemist offers a sustained exploration of the imagination and skill with whi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nichols, Bill, 1942-, Renov, Michael, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2011.
Colección:Visible evidence ; v. 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Péter Forgács, based in Budapest, is best known for his award-winning films built on home movies from the 1930s to the 1960s that document ordinary lives soon to intersect with offscreen historical events. Cinema's Alchemist offers a sustained exploration of the imagination and skill with which Forgács reshapes such film footage, originally intended for private and personal viewing, into extraordinary films dedicated to remembering the past in ways that matter for our future. ontributors: Whitney Davis, U of California, Berkeley; László F. Földényi, U of Theatre, Film and Television, Budapest.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 271 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816678303
0816678308
1299944663
9781299944664