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John Cook – Viennese by Choice, Filmemacher von Beruf

Olaf Möller author Michael Omastam author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Synema Gesellschaft Fur Film u. Medien

Published:15th Apr '07

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Canadian-born filmmaker and photographer John Cook (1935-2001) was one the key figures in the "Austrian New Wave" of the 1970s. A maverick, Cook almost single-handedly introduced a type of freewheeling auteur cinema reminiscent of both Italian neorealism and the works of the French nouvelle vague. This volume offers a German-language section of essays, interviews, and an annotated filmography, and a brief autobiography by Cook in English.

Director Alexander Horwath has done a monumental job in bringing a great deal of material together, creating not only a history of the Filmmuseum but a real contribution to international film culture...The texts in all of the books are in German, but there are so many posters, photos, sketches, diagrams, and storyboards (one by Vertov) that you learn merely by browsing. These volumes are a must for research libraries with a focus on film. -- David Bordwell

ISBN: 9783901644177

Dimensions: 198mm x 178mm x 29mm

Weight: 522g

252 pages