The cinema of Jan Švankmajer : dark alchemy /

The cinema of Jan Švankmajer : dark alchemy /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:London ; New York : Wallflower Press, 2008.
Description:vii, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Directors' cuts
Directors' cuts.
Subject:
Švankmajer, Jan, -- 1934- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Švankmajer, Jan, -- 1934-
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7359874
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Varying Form of Title:Dark alchemy
Other authors / contributors:Hames, Peter.
ISBN:9781905674466 (hbk.)
1905674465 (hbk.)
1905674457 (pbk.)
9781905674459 (pbk.)
Notes:"First edition published in 1995 as Dark alchemy: the films of Jan Švankmajer by Flicks Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237), filmography (p. 216-220) and index.
Summary:This text explores the legacy of the legendary Czech surrealist filmmaker, a key influence on directors such as Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam, and one of the greatest animators in cinema history.
Table of Contents:
  • The film experiment / Peter Hames
  • Jan Švankmajer : a mannerist surrealist / Michael O'Pray
  • Thinking through things : the presence of objects in the early films of Jan Švankmajer / Roger Cardinal
  • The core of reality : puppets in the feature films of Jan Švankmajer / Peter Hames
  • Interview with Jan Švankmajer / Peter Hames
  • Decalogue / Jan Švankmajer
  • The force of imagination / František Dryje.
The Gaylord Donnelley Book Fund endowed in his memory by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company bookplate

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