Play Time - Jacques Tati and Comedic Modernism

Zusatztext Turvey’s study of Tati’s context traces a fascinating continuity between the clown tradition, Charlie Chaplin’s construction of comic personas and the role of the 'living object' in Dada, Surrealism, Cubism and other interwar artistic movements. Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Turvey is Sol Gittleman Professor in the Art and Art History Department and director of the Film and Media Studies Program at Tufts University. He is an editor of the journal October. His books include Doubting Vision: Film and the Revelationist Tradition (2008) and The Filming of Modern Life: European Avant-Garde Film of the 1920s (2011). Klappentext Malcolm Turvey examines Jacques Tati's unique comedic style and evaluates its significance for the history of film and modernism. Richly illustrated with images from the director's films! Play Time offers an illuminating and original understanding of Tati's work. Zusammenfassung Malcolm Turvey examines Jacques Tati’s unique comedic style and evaluates its significance for the history of film and modernism. Richly illustrated with images from the director’s films, Play Time offers an illuminating and original understanding of Tati’s work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Comedic Modernism 2. Comedy of Everyday Life 3. The Beholder's Share 4. Satirizing Modernity Afterword: Parade! Tati! and Participatory Culture Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Turvey, Turvey Malcolm
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780231193023
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19302-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Film and Culture Series; Film and Culture Series; Film Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Comedy, Film History, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film: styles & genres, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film: styles and genres