{"product_id":"the-avant-garde-feature-film-a-critical-history-9780786459100","title":"The Avant-Garde Feature Film: A Critical History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William E. B. Verrone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here is a critical and historical overview of unconventional and aesthetically challenging films, all of feature length. The author focuses on the particular forms of contemporary avant-garde films, which often rely on characteristics associated with historical films of the same genre. Included are works by such visionary filmmakers as David Lynch, Luis Bunuel, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, Guy Maddin and Derek Jarman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first of the two appendices contains a filmography of key avant-garde feature films, from \u003ci\u003eHaxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) to \u003ci\u003eMaximum Shame\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). The second appendix offers a brief list of directors who have made significant contributions to films that take alternative approaches to cinematic practice, establishing new grounds for analysis and evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46865761173655,"sku":"9780786459100","price":5101.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786459100.webp?v=1769979572","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-avant-garde-feature-film-a-critical-history-9780786459100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}