The Utopia of Film
The German filmmaker Alexander Kluge has long promoted cinema's relationship with the goals of human emancipation. Jean-Luc Godard and Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik also believe in cinema's ability to bring about what Theodor W. Adorno once called a qredeemed world, q even in the face of new cultural and technological challenges. In three groundbreaking essays, Christopher Pavsek showcases these utopian visions, drawing attention to their strengths, weaknesses, and undeniable impact on film's political evolution. Pavsek approaches Godard, Tahimik, and Kluge as thinkers first, situating their films within debates over social revolution, utopian ideals, and the unrealized potential of utopian thought and action. He replays the battle these artists waged against Hollywood interests, the seduction of other digital media, and the privileging of mass entertainment over cinema's progressive, revolutionary roots.... all stand in stark and ominous contrast to the technologi- cal behemoths creating the dam in the background. e scene ... scene moves on, when from o screen Kadua#39;s friends call out to him and beckon him to come play awater football a in a ... hole beneath an equally gorgeous water- fall, which appears in the next shot ( g.
| Title | : | The Utopia of Film |
| Author | : | Christopher Pavsek |
| Publisher | : | Columbia University Press - 2013-02-05 |
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