Film as a subversive art

Amos Vogel, Scott MacDonald

D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Sep 15, 2005 - Performing Arts - 335 pages

A classic returns! The original edition of Amos Vogel's seminal book, Film as a Subversive Artwas first published in 1974, and has been out of print since 1987. According to Vogel--founder of Cinema 16, North America's legendary film society--the book details the "accelerating worldwide trend toward a more liberated cinema, in which subjects and forms hitherto considered unthinkable or forbidden are boldly explored." So ahead of his time was Vogel that the ideas that he penned some 30 years ago are still relevant today, and readily accessible in this classic volume. Accompanied by over 300 rare film stills, Film as a Subversive Artanalyzes how aesthetic, sexual and ideological subversives use one of the most powerful art forms of our day to exchange or manipulate our conscious and unconscious, demystify visual taboos, destroy dated cinematic forms, and undermine existing value systems and institutions. This subversion of form, as well as of content, is placed within the context of the contemporary world view of science, philosophy, and modern art, and is illuminated by a detailed examination of over 500 films, including many banned, rarely seen, or never released works.

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User Review  - Brick Top - Goodreads

This is an invaluable reference book. The copy I read was from the library. I would love to have my own copy to refer to it when needed.

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Contents

• Section 1: 27
• Section 2: 40
• Section 3: 41

About the author

Amos Vogel was born and educated in Vienna and came to America during the War. He founded Cinema 16, which was at one time the world's largest film society, sat on international film juries, and has written and lectured on films.

Scott MacDonald has written for "Film Quarterly, October, Afterimage, Millenium, Film Culture, Artforum", and other journals. He teaches at Utica College.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Film as a subversive art
• Authors: Amos Vogel, Scott MacDonald
• Contributor: Scott MacDonald
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2005
• ISBN: 1933045272, 9781933045276
• Length: 335 pages
• Subjects: Art / Criticism & Theory; Performing Arts / Film & Video / General; Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism