The Melancholy Lens: Loss and Mourning in American Avant-Garde Cinema

The Melancholy Lens: Loss and Mourning in American Avant-Garde Cinema
ISBN-10
019755119X
ISBN-13
9780197551196
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2021-04-30
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Tony Pipolo

Description

The impact of significant loss has exerted a powerful influence on several American avant-garde filmmakers . The Melancholy Lens offers a detailed look at biographical and psychological factors discernible in the art of Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Gregory Markopoulos, Robert Beavers, and Ernie Gehr with an aim toward a greater understanding of their work.

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