Cinéma Militant

Cinéma Militant

Political Filmmaking and May 1968

  • Autor: Grant, Paul Douglas
  • Editor: Columbia University Press
  • ISBN: 9780231176668
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780231851015
  • Lugar de publicación:  New York , Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación digital: 2016
  • Mes: Junio
  • Idioma: Ingles
This history covers the filmmaking tradition often referred to as cinéma militant, which emerged in France during the events of May 1968 and flourished for a decade. While some films produced were created by established filmmakers, including Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, and William Klein, others were helmed by left-wing filmmakers working in the extreme margins of French cinema. This latter group gave voice to underrepresented populations, such as undocumented immigrants (sans papiers), entry-level factory workers (ouvriers spécialisés), highly intellectual Marxist-Leninist collectives, and militant special interest groups. While this book spans the broad history of this uncharted tradition, it particularly focuses on these lesser-known figures and works and the films of Cinélutte, Les groupes medvedkine, Atelier de recherche cinématographique, Cinéthique, and the influential Marxist filmmaker Jean-Pierre Thorn. Each represent a certain tendency of this movement in French film history, offering an invaluable account of a tradition that also sought to share untold histories.
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Wildcat Strikes and Wildcat Cinema in May ’68: ARC
  • 2. Jean-Pierre Thorn: “No investigation, no right to speak”
  • 3. Cinélutte: “Tout ce qui bouge est rouge”
  • 4. Les groupes Medvedkine: Before and After Chris Marker
  • 5. Of Theory and Peasants: Groupe Cinéthique
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Filmography
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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