{"product_id":"chris-marker-by-chris-marker-9781517913199","title":"Chris Marker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormative writings by French avant-garde filmmaker Chris Marker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is hard to imagine French cinema without \u003ci\u003eLa Jetee\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), the time-travel short feature by the reclusive French filmmaker Christian Francois Bouche-Villeneuve, better known as Chris Marker. He not only influenced artists ranging from David Bowie to J. G. Ballard but also inspired the cult film \u003ci\u003e12 Monkeys\u003c\/i\u003e. Marker's influence expanded beyond his own films through his writings for the French monthly \u003ci\u003eEsprit\u003c\/i\u003e as well as anthologies and newly founded film publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis first English translation of Marker's early writings on film brings together reviews and essays, published between 1948 and 1955, that span the topics of film style, adaptation, and ideology, as well as animation and the debates surrounding 3-D and wide-screen technologies, ranging from late silent-era films to postwar Hollywood's efforts to contend with the rise of television. Readers will find commentary on Laurence Olivier's 1944 screen adaptation of \u003ci\u003eHenry V\u003c\/i\u003e, a scathing review of Robert Montgomery's \u003ci\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), critiques of Walt Disney productions, a discussion of the pitfalls of prioritising commercial success over aesthetic values, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable resource for cinephiles and scholars alike, these texts document the emergence of Marker's critical voice and situate him alongside such contemporaries as Andre Bazin and Eric Rohmer, as well as the future French New Wave figures Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. They show how his remarks on individual films open onto his engagement with films as social and cultural phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470270054636,"sku":"9781517913199","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781517913199-chris-marker.jpg?v=1775215061","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/chris-marker-by-chris-marker-9781517913199","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}