Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World

Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World
Author :
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780520907669
ISBN-13 : 0520907663
Rating : 4/5 (663 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World by : Seymour Chatman

Download or read book Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World written by Seymour Chatman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelangelo Antonioni is one of the great visual artists of the cinema. The central and distinguishing strength of Antonioni's mature films, Seymour Chatman argues, is narration by a kind of visual minimalism, by an intense concentration on the sheer appearance of things and a rejection of explanatory dialogue. Though traditional audiences have balked at the "opacity" of Antonioni's films, it is precisely their rendered surface that is so eloquent once one learns to read it. Not despite, but through, their silences the films show a deep concern with the motives, perceptions and vicissitudes of the emotional life. This study covers films not dealt with in any other book on the great director, including Il mistero di Obertwald (1980) and Identificazione di una donna (1982), which have not yet been seen in the U.S. Its coverage of the early documentaries and features, when Antonioni was forging his new and original stylistic "language," is especially full. In a free-ranging analysis of the evolution of Antonioni's style that quotes liberally from Antonioni's own highly articulate writings and interviews, Chatman shows how difficult it was for the filmmaker to liberate his art from the conventional means of rendering narrative, especially dialogue, conventional sound effects, and commentative music. From his first efforts to his triumphant achievements in the tetralogy of L'avventura, L'eclisse, and Il deserto rosso, Antonioni's acute sensibility struggled to achieve the mastery that has won him a secure place in film history. Chatman's study is the only complete account of Antonioni's work available in English. Its novel visual approach to the films while attract not only film scholars but also readers interested in painting and architecture—both important elements of Antonioni's work.


Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World Related Books

Antonioni, or, The Surface of the World
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Seymour Chatman
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

GET EBOOK

Michelangelo Antonioni is one of the great visual artists of the cinema. The central and distinguishing strength of Antonioni's mature films, Seymour Chatman ar
The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Peter Brunette
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-09-28 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

An analysis of the life and work of the Italian director, Michelangelo Antonioni.
Antonioni
Language: en
Pages: 529
Authors: Laura Rascaroli
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-25 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

This collection of new essays by leading film scholarsaddresses Michelangelo Antonionias apre-eminent figure in European art cinema, explores his continuing inf
Michelangelo Antonioni
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Bert Cardullo
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

GET EBOOK

Collected interviews with the Italian filmmaker who directed L'avventura, La notte, Blow Up, and Zabriskie Point
Antonioni's Blow-up
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Philippe Garner
Categories: Blowup
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up is a masterfully constructed and paced exploration of the enigmas that challenge our interpretations of both the movi