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Visionary Film: The American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000, 3rd Edition 3rd Edition
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Critics hailed previous editions ofVisionary Film as the most complete work written on the exciting, often puzzling, and always controversial genre of American avant-garde film. This book has remained the standard text on American avant-garde film since the publication of its first edition in 1974. Now P. Adams Sitney has once again revised and updated this classic work, restoring a chapter on the films of Gregory J. Markopoulos and bringing his discussion of the principal genres and major filmmakers up to the year 2000.
- ISBN-109780195148862
- ISBN-13978-0195148862
- Edition3rd
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication dateOctober 3, 2002
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.14 x 0.86 x 9.3 inches
- Print length480 pages
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Praise for previous editions ofVisionary Film: "Without question it is the first such book on the avant-garde film--the first one that probes this field in such depth, with such perspective and vision, with such insight and intelligence."--Jonas Mekas,The Village Voice"Extremely informative and dense with associations that give it an importance and interest beyond the immediate subject matter."--Vincent Canby,The New York Times"It is an event of no small importance that a work has now appeared on personal film that ranks as a first-rate work of critical analysis, bearing comparison with the best criticism in more traditional media. This book signals a coming of age for the literature of personal film.... For those who have never been able to see the films discussed,Visionary Film creates a powerful motivation to do so."--Afterimage
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A thoroughly updated edition of the classic survey of American avant-garde film.
About the Author
P. Adams Sitney is Professor of Visual Art at Princeton University.
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- ASIN : 019514886X
- Publisher : Oxford University Press
- Publication date : October 3, 2002
- Edition : 3rd
- Language : English
- Print length : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780195148862
- ISBN-13 : 978-0195148862
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Reading age : 1 year and up
- Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.86 x 9.3 inches
- Lexile measure : 1330L
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseVisionary Film: The American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000, 3rd Edition. Great book!.. Thanks for your time and support!..
- Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2014Format: PaperbackVerified Purchaseinformational book on the history of avant-garde films. It was interesting but the structure was a little of a mess. So much of it and there's it gets hard to follow at times. Still, if you want to learn about how to see these types of art films, it helps.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018Format: PaperbackNot original to say: But this is THE essential book to read on avant-garde filmmaking in America. It is the first serious text to be written about these films after Sitney lived and breathed them while showing them on tour across Europe in the '60s. That said, Sitney cuts off the avant-garde pretty much in the late '60s and gives only scant attention to work made in the '70s. You'll have to find other books to read about avant-garde filmmaking after those decades.
The book continues to hold up and it is still a terrific introductory book into this cinematic world. One thing to note: Since Sitney is dealing with non-plot oriented films, his writing about them might seem like it is almost a different language -- It is! Sitney had to come up with a different written language to communicate these filmmakers' new visual languages. - Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2008Format: PaperbackQuite simply, anyone interested in the history of avant-garde film and its major filmmakers needs to pick "Visionary Film" up. It's one of the first, and still one of the finest, major texts to be published on the subject. Sitney has dedicated the majority of his life to the study of American avant-garde filmmaking, and it shows; he brings to his work both a breadth of knowledge and a depth of insight that are pretty much unparalleled.
It's quite a dense text, and some of the films discussed in the book can be very difficult to see, due to any number of distribution issues and the fact that many of the filmmakers discussed here have only exhibited their works on film. Still, you shouldn't let either of these things dissuade you from reading it; it's incredibly rewarding regardless.
One Note: The subtitle to the third edition here is somewhat misleading, since the book, originally published in 1974 (with a 2nd Ed. in 1979), focuses primarily on filmmakers and films from the early 1940s to the late 1970s. The final chapter of the third edition essentially acts as a brief summation of trends in the avant-garde from the end of the 1970s up to the end of the 20th century. It's certainly informative, but cursory compared to the rest of the book. Those disappointed by this, or anyone looking for a more detailed study of major avant-garde filmmakers and works during this time period should also take a look at Sitney's latest book, "Eyes Upside Down," which I am currently working my way through; so far, it too is exceptional. - Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016Format: KindleP. Adams Sitney literally wrote the book on American experimental film. This is that book.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2009Format: Paperbackbook is great... if your at all interested in alternative cinema, i highly suggest that you check this out. it boils down some very pretentious and overbearing works so they are at the least understandable.
