Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema

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by Angelos Koutsourakis

Type: Studies
Subject: Others persons > Bertolt Brecht
Keywords: Bertolt Brecht, theory
Publishing date: 2018
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English

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Hardcover • 272 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

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978-1-4744-1890-4

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Book Presentation:
A comprehensive re-examination of Brechtian film theory
• Offers the first full‐length study on Brechtian film theory and cinema dedicated to connecting Brecht's writings with classical film theory, contemporary film theory and German Media Theory
• Seeks to connect theory with practice so as to identify the ways the dialectic works within the film object
• Investigates Brechtian cinema with reference to a variety of filmmakers who share aesthetic and cultural differences, but also similarities in their employment of the dialectical method

Making a compelling argument for the continuing relevance of Brechtian film theory and cinema, this book offers new research and analysis of Brecht the film and media theorist, placing his scattered writings on the subject within the lively film theory debates that took place in Europe between the 1920s‐1960s. Furthermore, Angelos Koutsourakis identifies key points of convergence between Brecht’s ‘unfinished project’ and contemporary film and media theory. With case studies of films ranging from Robert Roberto Rossellini’s Paisà to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 and Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing amongst others, this study challenges many existing preconceptions about Brecht’s theoretical position and invites readers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht in film studies.

About the Author:
Angelos Koutsourakis is Professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, University of Leeds. He is the author of Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema (2018), Politics as Form in Lars von Trier (2013) and the co-editor of Cinema of Crisis: Film and Contemporary Europe (2020), and The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos (2015).

Press Reviews:
Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema is an important study both for Brecht scholarship and film criticism. It not only demonstrates the continuing relevance of Brecht for cinema, it also returns to and literally "rethinks" established approaches. The theoretical work, in particular, is nothing short of formidable in its scope and depth.– Olivia Landry, The Brecht Yearbook 45

Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema is an important study both for Brecht scholarship and film criticism. It not only demonstrates the continuing relevance of Brecht for cinema, it also returns to and literally "rethinks" established approaches. The theoretical work, in particular, is nothing short of formidable in its scope and depth.– Olivia Landry, The Brecht Yearbook 45

Brecht's experiences with film were not always happy, but the Brechtian influence on film and its theory is colossal. Koutsourakis’ book masterfully sets out the wide scope of Brecht's aesthetics, from his 1923 venture with slapstick to the Brechtian footprints in the essay film, Realist and post-Deleuzian cinema theory and contemporary media archaeology.– Prof Esther Leslie, Birkbeck, University of London

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