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[ecrea] New Book: Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema

Fri Oct 12 09:50:06 GMT 2018







Here are details about a new book: Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema, which has just been published by Edinburgh University Press.

About:

Making a compelling argument for the continuing relevance of Brechtian film theory and cinema, this book offers new research and analysis of Brecht the film and media theorist, placing his scattered writings on the subject within the lively film theory debates that took place in Europe between the 1920s©\1960s. Furthermore, Angelos Koutsourakis identifies key points of convergence between Brecht¡¯s ¡®unfinished project¡¯ and contemporary film and media theory. With case studies of films ranging from Robert Roberto Rossellini¡¯s Pais¨¤ to Bernardo Bertolucci¡¯s 1900 and Joshua Oppenheimer¡¯s The Act of Killing amongst others, this study challenges many existing preconceptions about Brecht¡¯s theoretical position and invites readers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht in film studies.

Reviews:

Brecht's experiences with film were not always happy, but the Brechtian influence on film and its theory is colossal. Koutsourakis¡¯ book masterfully sets out the wide scope of Brecht's aesthetics, from his 1923 venture with slapstick to the Brechtian footprints in the essay film, Realist and post-Deleuzian cinema theory and contemporary media archaeology.

- Prof Esther Leslie, Birkbeck, University of London

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