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Record Nr.

UNINA9910320756203321

Autore

Mouëllic Gilles

Titolo

Improvising Cinema / / Gilles Mouëllic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

90-485-1842-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Film culture in transition

Disciplina

791.43

Soggetti

Motion pictures - History

Documentary films - History and criticism

Experimental films - History and criticism

Improvisation (Acting)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-190) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Writing and improvisation -- 2. Creation in action -- 3. The influence of Jean Rouch -- 4. Acting cinema -- 5. The temptation of theatre -- 6. The rules of the game -- 7. Filming jazz -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Index of films

Sommario/riassunto

This spirited volume explores the history and diversity of improvisation in the cinema, including works by Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Nobuhiro Suwa. Gilles Mouëllic examines improvisational practices that can be specifically attributed to the cinema and argues in favors of their powers as instigators of unprecedented forms of expression. Improvising Cinema reflects both on the permanence of attempting improvisation and the relationship between technology and aesthetics. Mouëllic concludes preservation becomes even more invaluable in the case of improvisation, as the creative act exists only within the brief time span of the performance.