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book		Adaptation and the avant-garde : alternative perspectives on adaptation theory and practice / William Verrone London: Bloomsbury academic, 2013. Call No: 753.8VER Author: Verrone, William Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Bloomsbury academic PubDate: 2013 PhysDes: vi, 275 p. ; 24 cm Subject: ADAPTATIONS; AVANT-GARDE FILMS; EXPERIMENTAL FILMS; GREENAWAY, PETER; GODARD, JEAN-LUC; MADDIN, GUY; SVANKMAJER, JAN; SCORPIO RISING (US, Kenneth Anger, 1964); FRUIT OF PARADISE [OVOCE STROMU RAJSKYCH JÍME] (CS/BE, Vera Chytilova, 1970); FRUIT OF PARADISE [OVOCE STROMU RAJSKYCH JÍME] (CS/BE, Vera Chytilova, 1970); HITLER, A FILM FROM GERMANY (GW/UK/FR, Hans Jurgen Syberberg, 1977) SEE HITLER - EIN FILM AUS DEUTSCHLAND; STREET OF CROCODILES (UK, Brothers Quay, 1986); DANTE QUARTET, THE (US, Stan Brakhage, 1987); ALICE (SZ/GW/UK, Jan Svankmajor, 1988) SEE NECO Z ALENKY; ALICE [NECO Z ALENKY] (SZ/GW/UK, Jan Svankmajer, 1988); PROSPERO'S BOOKS (UK/FR, Peter Greenaway, 1991); WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP (US, James Marsh, 1999); SPECTRES OF THE SPECTRUM (US, Craig Baldwin, 1999); DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN'S DIARY (CN, Guy Maddin, 2002) Summary: Adaptations have occurred regularly since the beginning of cinema, but little recognition has been given to avant-garde adaptations of literary or other texts. This compelling study corrects such omissions by detailing the theory and practice of alternative adaptation practices from major avant-garde directors. Avant-Garde films are often relegated to the margins because they challenge our traditional notions of what film form and style can accomplish. Directors who choose to adapt previous material run the risk of severe critical dismay; making films that are highly subjective interpretations or representations of existing texts takes courage and foresight. An avant-garde adaptation provokes spectators by making them re-think what they know about film itself, just as much as the previous source material.Adaptation and the Avant-Garde examines films by Peter Greenaway, Jean-Luc Godard, Guy Maddin, Jan Svankmajer and many others, offering illuminating insights and making us reconsider the nature of adaptation, appropriation, borrowing, and the re-imagining of previous sources. -- extract taken from the back of the book. -- Notes: Formerly CIP. -- Includes bibliographical references and index -- ISBN: 9781441163523 Contents: -- pt. I Historical and Theoretical Background -- ch. 1 Defining the Avant-Garde Film -- ch. 2 Adaptation Theory and Practice -- ch. 3 Appropriation -- ch. 4 The Exploitative Adaptation -- ch. 5 Why Avant-Garde? -- pt. II A Chronology of Avant-Garde Film Adaptation -- ch. 6 A Brief Narrative History of Avant-Garde Film Adaptation or, Some Instances of Avant-Garde Adaptation -- pt. III Case Studies -- ch. 7 The Fall of the House of Usher -- ch. 8 Scorpio Rising -- ch. 9 Fruit of Paradise -- ch. 10 Hitler: A Film from Germany -- ch. 11 Street of Crocodiles -- ch. 12 The Dante Quartet -- ch. 13 Alice -- ch. 14 Prospero's Books -- ch. 15 Wisconsin Death Trip -- ch. 16 Spectres of the Spectrum -- ch. 17 Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary -- More info
book		Animation : the global history / Maureen Furniss London: Thames & Hudson, 2017. Call No: 772 FUR Author: Furniss, Maureen Edition: 2017 Place: London Publisher: Thames & Hudson PubDate: 2017 PhysDes: 464 pages : illustrated ; 28 cm Subject: ANIMATION; PRE-CINEMA HISTORY; ART AND THE CINEMA; DISNEY, WALT; EXPERIMENTAL FILMS; COMPUTERIZED ANIMATION AND SPECIAL EFFECTS; STOP-MOTION TECHNIQUE; JAPAN; MIYAZAKI, HAYAO; UPA; COMIC STRIPS AND THE CINEMA; COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS IN FILMS; COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS ON TV; SVANKMAJER, JAN Summary: Maureen Furniss surveys the cultural, political and economic context of how this dynamic industry evolved, emphasizing both artistic and technical achievements from around the world – from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney. Featuring a timeline for each of its six parts, Animation: The Global History provides readers with a clear and accessible chronology of events. A ‘Global Storyline’, highlighting the major themes of the era, opens each chapter, and an end-of-book glossary defines key terms used throughout the book. Topics include: Development of animation; Growth of the studio system; Stylistic differences between the major studios; Modernist animation; Animation in World War II; International animation; Experimental animation; Television animation; Animation in art and video games. -- publisher's web site ISBN: 9780500252178 More info
book		Dark alchemy : the films of Jan Svankmajer / edited by Peter Hames Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. Call No: 81SVA DAR Author: Hames, Peter Place: Westport, Conn. Publisher: Greenwood Press PubDate: 1995 PhysDes: p. cm Series: Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 46 Subject: SVANKMAJER, JAN Notes: Filmography: p; Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 0313296987 (alk. paper) LON: 11444053 More info
book		Fantasy and the cinema / edited by James Donald London: BFI Pub., 1989. Call No: 735 FAN Author: Donald, James Place: London Publisher: BFI Pub. PubDate: 1989 PhysDes: 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: FANTASTIC FILMS; FETISHISM IN FILMS; GERMANY. 1895-1930; SLASHER FILMS; GENDER AND THE CINEMA; SEX AND THE CINEMA; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA; SURREALISM AND THE CINEMA; BARTHES, ROLAND; SVANKMAJER, JAN; CONDIT, CECELIA; BAHTIN, MIHAIL; BORDWELL, DAVID; DURAS, MARGUERITE; LYOTARD, JEAN-FRANCOIS; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED; ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979); BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); BENEATH THE SKIN (US, Cecelia Condit, 1981); CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, THE [CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI, DAS] (G, Robert Wiene, 1920); INDIA SONG (FR, Marguerite Duras, 1975); PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960); STUDENT VON PRAG, DER (G, Stellan Rye, 1913); TERMINATOR, THE (US, James Cameron, 1984); TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974); VAMPYR : DER TRAUM DES ALLAN GRAY (G/FR, Carl Th. Dreyer, 1932) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and indexes ISBN: 0851702287; 0851702295 (pbk.) LON: 6190057 More info
book		Jan Svankmajer / by Keith Leslie Johnson Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, c2017. Call No: 81 SVA JOH Author: Johnson, Keith Leslie, 1974-, (author) Source: US Place: Urbana, Illinois Publisher: University of Illinois Press PubDate: c2017 PhysDes: xii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Series: Contemporary Film Directors Subject: SVANKMAJER, JAN; ALICE [NECO Z ALENKY] (SZ/GW/UK, Jan Svankmajer, 1988); FAUST (FR/CZ/UK/GG, Jan Svankmajer, 1994); CONSPIRATORS OF PLEASURE (CS/SZ/UK, Jan Srankmajer, 1996); SURVIVING LIFE (THEORY AND PRACTICE) [PREZIT SVUJ ZIVOT (TEORIE A PRAXE)] (CZ/SO/JA, Jan Svankmajer, 2010); LAST TRICK OF MR. SCHWARCEWALLDE AND MR. EDGAR, THE [POSLEDNI TRIK PANA SCHWARCEWALLDEA A PANA EDGARA] (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1964); ET CETERA (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1967); OSSUARY, THE [KOSTNICE] (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1970); HISTORIA NATURAE, SUITA (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1967); PICKNICK MIT WEISMANN (AU, Jan Svankmajer, 1969); DIMENSIONS OF DIALOGUE [MOZNOSTI DIALOGU] (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1983); DEATH OF STALINISM IN BOHEMIA, THE [KONEC STALINISMU V CECHACH] (CS, Jan Svankmajer, 1991); ANIMATION Summary: "Jan Svankmajer enjoys a curious sort of anti-reputation: he is famous for being obscure. Unapologetically surrealist. Svankmajer draws on the traditions and techniques of stop-motion animation, collage, montage, puppetry, and clay to craft bizarre filmscapes.... In Johnson's view, Svankmajer implores us to reprogram our relationship with the vital matter all around us, including ourselves and our bodies." - BOOK BLURB Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index. Includes filmography. ISBN: 9780252083020 Donation: Senses of Cinema Contents: Animist cinema -- humiliation, or object life -- Wunderkammer, or Creaturely Life -- Haptics, or Animal Life -- Imagination, or Political Life -- Stalinism in Bohemia -- Survival, or Ecological Life -- Interviews with Jan S vankmajer. More info
personality microfilm collection		SVANKMAJER, JAN Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION PhysDes: Clippings Subject: SVANKMAJER, JAN More info

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