An edition of The adventure of the real (2009)

The adventure of the real

Jean Rouch and the craft of ethnographic cinema

The adventure of the real
Paul Henley, Paul Henley
The adventure of the real by Paul Henley, Paul Henley
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An edition of The adventure of the real (2009)

The adventure of the real

Jean Rouch and the craft of ethnographic cinema

Here, Henley examines the technical strategies, aesthetic considerations, and ethical positions that contribute to Rouch's cinematographic legacy. Featuring over 150 images, this book is an essential introduction to Rouch's work.

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Language
English
Pages
507
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Cover of: Adventure of the Real
Adventure of the Real: Jean Rouch and the Craft of Ethnographic Cinema
2010, University of Chicago Press
in English
Cover of: Adventure of the Real
Adventure of the Real: Jean Rouch and the Craft of Ethnographic Cinema
2010, University of Chicago Press
in English
Cover of: The adventure of the real
The adventure of the real: Jean Rouch and the craft of ethnographic cinema
2009, University of Chicago Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Initiation
The surrealist encounter
The camera and a man in Africa
Nothing but cinema
Encounters with spirits
Heroes of the modern world
Dreams of black and white
Images of power
Between Paris and the land of nowhere
New technologies, new methods
Chronicle of a violent game
New wave experiments
Between Paris and the land of nowhere
A struggle waged against corruption
The craft of ethnographic cinema
Totemic ancestors
Inspired performance
The harsh dialogue
The fixing of the truth
Shared anthropology
The legacy of Jean Rouch.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography of Jean Rouch.

Published in
Chicago, London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.4302/33092
Library of Congress
PN1998.3.R674 H46 2009, PN1998.3.R674H46

The Physical Object

Pagination
507 p. :
Number of pages
507

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24116168M
ISBN 10
0226327140, 0226327159
ISBN 13
9780226327143, 9780226327150
LCCN
2009028839
OCLC/WorldCat
317923025

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL18809528W

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