{"product_id":"the-avant-garde-feature-film-a-critical-history","title":"Avant-Garde Feature Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Here is a critical and historical overview of unconventional and aesthetically challenging films, all of feature length. The author focuses on the particular forms of contemporary avant-garde films, which often rely on characteristics associated with historical films of the same genre. Included are works by such visionary filmmakers as David Lynch, Luis Bunuel, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, Guy Maddin and Derek Jarman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The first of the two appendices contains a filmography of key avant-garde feature films, from \u003ci\u003eHaxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) to \u003ci\u003eMaximum Shame\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). The second appendix offers a brief list of directors who have made significant contributions to films that take alternative approaches to cinematic practice, establishing new grounds for analysis and evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32069478219859,"sku":"","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786459100.jpg?v=1764987343","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-avant-garde-feature-film-a-critical-history","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}