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Title	:	Film as a Subversive Art
Author	:	Amos Vogel
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	1974 by Random House, Inc.
Categories	:	Culture. Film. Nonfiction. Art

Film as a Subversive Art Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages

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A classic returns! The original edition of Amos Vogel's seminal book, "Film as a Subversive Art" was first published in 1974, and has been out of print since 1987. According to Vogel--founder of Cinema 16, North America's legendary film society--the book details the "accelerating worldwide trend toward a more liberated cinema, in which subjects and forms hitherto considered unthinkable or forbidden are boldly explored." So ahead of his time was Vogel that the ideas that he penned some 30 years ago are still relevant today, and readily accessible in this classic volume. Accompanied by over 300 rare film stills, "Film as a Subversive Art" analyzes how aesthetic, sexual and ideological subversives use one of the most powerful art forms of our day to exchange or manipulate our conscious and unconscious, demystify visual taboos, destroy dated cinematic forms, and undermine existing value systems and institutions. This subversion of form, as well as of content, is placed within the context of the contemporary world view of science, philosophy, and modern art, and is illuminated by a detailed examination of over 500 films, including many banned, rarely seen, or never released works.

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Original Title:	Film As a Subversive Art
Edition Language:	English

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It's a bit dated.But I loved the film stills & descriptions of random Russian socialist films.

Just the title of this was enuf to make me want to read it for a long time - but it took me a long time to get around to it. Any bk w/ this as a basic premise is likely to appeal to me. The cover image is from Makavajev's "WR". This is mostly capsule reviews so it's not as in-depth as it cd be but WHAT A SELECTION! These are probably the movies nearest & dearest to me.

tracking film progress here

A fantastic resource, one Ill enjoy returning to many times. As is, Ive learned a lot from the lines of thinking Vogel proposes, and the connections he draws between various cinematic concepts and works, but lack familiarity with a lot of the specifics works themselvesI look forward to a reread where I try and track and watch along with a lot of the films used as examples.But just on a conceptual level, theres so much fascinating material here. The watching of film as an inherently subversive



essential reading for film

Review pending. I'm looking at more than 40 pages of notes & wondering where/how I'm gonna fit that into the review space!But do read the book ( & more importantly watch the movies) it's very well-researched & engagingly written. As far as I'm concerned, this book could go on forever!It's really crying for a sequel. Perhaps Mr. Žižek would oblige!