Picturing the primitive: visual culture, ethnography, and early german cinema
Auteur :
Oksiloff, A.
Éditeur :
St Martin's Press
ISBN :
9780312293734
Date de publication :
30 mai 2002
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Primitive Pictures explores the relationship between early German cinema and anthropology's fascination with 'primitive' cultures. From the earliest research footage to popularized adventure footage, the film theory, the 'primitive' holds out the promise of a critical space that affirms modern, technological vision.