Jean Epstein: Corporeal Cinema and Film Philosophy

by Christophe Wall-Romana and Christophe Wall-Romana

Book Overview

If cinema can be approached as poetry and philosophy, it is because of Jean Epstein. Cocteau, Bu uel (who was his assistant), Hitchcock, Pasolini and Godard, and theoreticians Kracauer, Deleuze and Ranci re are directly influenced by Epstein's pioneering film work, writings, and concepts. This book is the first in English to examine his oeuvre comprehensively.

An avant-garde artist and an anti-elitist intellectual, Epstein wanted to craft...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784993484
• ISBN13: 9781784993481
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"