Chris Marker La jetée / Janet Harbord.
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TextSeries: One workPublication details: London : Afterall Books, 2009.Description: 110p : Ill ; 21 cmISBN: - 1846380480 (pbk.)
- 9781846380495
- 9781846380488 (pbk.)
- 1846380499 (cloth)
- 791.43 MAR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 791.43 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100397844 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Chris Marker's legendary "ciné roman" ("film novel") La Jetée is considered one of the greatest and most influential experimental films of all time. This short film--a postapocalyptic story composed almost entirely of black-and-white still photographs -- has been praised by cultural theorists and Netflix subscribers alike. In this illustrated study of La Jetée , Janet Harbord focuses in part on the film's treatment of time -- its shifts from a pre-war past to a projected future a further future of the future (each with its own signature images and sound) -- arguing that in this way it addresses the nature of consciousness and the simultaneity of time-frames that we inhabit. Harbord moves easily from a close reading of the film to discussions of broader cultural issues, lucidly piecing together the enigma that is La Jetée .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-110).
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Janet Harbord is the author of The Evolution of Film and Film Cultures. She is a Reader in Film and Screen Media at Goldsmiths College, London. Chris Marker (born in 1921) is one of French cinema's most influential artists.