Wim Wenders: making films that matter

"Wim Wenders: Making Films That Matter is the first book in fifteen years to take a comprehensive look at Wim Wenders's extensive filmography. In addition to offering new insights into his cult masterpieces, the ten essays in this volume highlight the thematic and aesthetic continuities be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Delers, Olivier 1977- (Editor), Sulzer-Reichel, Martin 1962- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Bloomsbury Academic 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-12
DE-355
DE-703
Volltext
Summary:"Wim Wenders: Making Films That Matter is the first book in fifteen years to take a comprehensive look at Wim Wenders's extensive filmography. In addition to offering new insights into his cult masterpieces, the ten essays in this volume highlight the thematic and aesthetic continuities between his early films and his latest productions. Wenders's films have much to contribute to current conversations on intermediality, whether it be through his adaptations of important literary works or his filmic reinventions of famous paintings by Edward Hopper or Andrew Wyeth. Wenders has also positioned himself as a decidedly transnational and translingual filmmaker taking on the challenge of representing peripheral spaces without falling into the trap of a neo-colonial gaze. Making Films That Matter argues that Wenders remains a true innovator in both his experiments in 3D filmmaking and his attempts to define a visual poetics of peace"
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 198 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781501356308
9781501356315
9781501356322
DOI:10.5040/9781501356308

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text