This spirited volume explores the history and diversity of improvisation in the cinema, including works by Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Nobuhiro Suwa. Gilles Mouellic examines improvisational practices that can be specifically attributed to the cinema and argues in favors of their powers as instigators of unprecedented forms of expression. Improvising Cinema reflects both on the permanence of attempting improvisation and the relationship between technology and aesthetics. Mouellic concludes preservation becomes even more invaluable in the case of improvisation, as the creative act exists only within the brief time span of the performance.
About the AuthorGilles Mouellic is professor of film studies and music and teaches film and jazz at the University of Rennes 2 in France.
Book InformationISBN 9781041181316
Author Gilles MouellicFormat Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Series Film Culture in Transition