Albert Maysles

AvJoe McElhaney

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Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Albert Maysles has created some of the most influential documentaries of the postwar period. Such films as Salesman,Gimme Shelter, and Grey Gardens continue to generate intense debate about the ethics and aesthetics of the documentary form. In this in-depth study, Joe McElhaney offers a novel understanding of the historical relevance of Maysles. By closely focusing on Maysles''s expressive use of his camera, particularly in relation to the filming of the human figure, this book situates Maysles''s films within not only documentary film history but film history in general, arguing for their broad-ranging importance to both narrative film and documentary cinema. Complete with an engaging interview with Maysles and a detailed comparison of the variant releases of his documentary on the Beatles (What''s Happening: The Beatles in the U.S.A. and The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit), this work is a pivotal study of a significant filmmaker.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-01
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780252091889
Förlag:University of Illinois Press

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Joe McElhaney is an associate professor in the department of film and media studies at Hunter College of the City University of New York. His books include The Death of Classical Cinema: Hitchcock, Lang, Minnelli and Vincente Minnelli: The Art of Entertainment.

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"A detailed and insightful study of the work of the pioneering documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles."--Screening The Past "Detailed, insightful readings of individual films and overall assessment of Maysles' career welcomely emphasize aesthetic aspects, and a revealing interview with Maysles . . . concludes."--Booklist"McElhaney's biography runs like a classic Maysles brother film, sticking to the facts, letting personal back story slip in here and there, and presenting an end-of-the-book Q&A as a sort of DVD commentary track."--Los Angeles Times"Joe McElhaney makes a persuasive case that [Albert Maysles] belongs among the likes of Joel and Ethan Coen, Roman Polanski and Neil Jordan."--PopMatters

Innehållsförteckning

Contents Acknowledgments Works of Art and Factual Material Hard-Working People: Salesman, Showman, Meet Marlon Brando "It's a Funny Place, This America": What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA and Gimme Shelter "I Feel Something Slipping": Grey Gardens, The Burk Family of Georgia, Lalee's Kin Democratic Art Forms: A Visit with Truman Capote, A Journey to Jerusalem, Muhammad and Larry, Ozawa, Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic, Horowitz Plays Mozart, Soldiers of Music: Rostropovich Returns to Russia, and the Christo and Jeanne-Claude films Interview with Albert Maysles Appendix: A Comparison of What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA and The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit Filmography Bibliography Index