The reuse of images, plots and genres from film history has become prominent in contemporary culture. In this study, Vera Dika explores this phenomenon from a broad range of critical perspectives, examining works of art and film that resist the pull of the past. Dika provides an in-depth analysis of works in several media, including performance, photography, Punk film, and examples from mainstream American and European cinema. Proclaiming the renewed importance of the image and of genre, she investigates works as diverse as Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills, Amos Poe's The Foreigner, Terence Malick's Badlands, and Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart. Her study positions avant-garde art work within the context of contemporary mainstream film practice, as well as in relationship to their historical moment.
This study explores works of art and film that resist the pull of the past.Book InformationISBN 9780521016315
Author Vera DikaFormat Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press
Series Cambridge Studies in FilmWeight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 133mm * 16mm