Andre Bazin's New Media

André Bazin author Dudley Andrew editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:28th Oct '14

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Andre Bazin's New Media cover

Andre Bazin's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests ranged widely and encompassed the new media" of the 1950s, including television, 3D film, Cinerama, and CinemaScope. Fifty-seven of his reviews and essays addressing these new technologies their artistic potential, social influence, and relationship to existing art forms have been translated here for the first time in English with notes and an introduction by leading Bazin authority Dudley Andrew. These essays show Bazin's astute approach to a range of visual media and the relevance of his critical thought to our own era of new media. An exciting companion to the essential What Is Cinema? volumes, Andre Bazin's New Media is excellent for classroom use and vital for anyone interested in the history of media.

"A panoramic and rewarding view of the most insightful and influential critic of cinema ... most memorable and remarkable." Critical Inquiry

ISBN: 9780520283572

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 20mm

Weight: 408g

352 pages