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OverviewEschewing the idea of film reviewer-as-solitary-expert, Jonathan Rosenbaum continues to advance his belief that a critic's ideal role is to mediate and facilitate our public discussion of cinema. Portraits and Polemics presents debate as an important form of cinematic encounter whether one argues with filmmakers themselves, on behalf of their work, or with one's self. Rosenbaum takes on filmmakers like Chantal Akerman, Richard Linklater, Manoel De Oliveira, Mark Rappaport, Elaine May, and Béla Tarr. He also engages, implicitly and explicitly, with other writers, arguing with Pauline Kael—and Wikipedia—over Jacques Demy, with the Hollywood Reporter and Variety reviewers of Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control, with David Thomson about James L. Brooks, and with many American and English film critics about misrepresented figures from Jerry Lewis to Yasujiro Ozu to Orson Welles. Throughout, Rosenbaum mines insights, pursues pet notions, and invites readers to join the fray. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan RosenbaumPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.653kg ISBN: 9780252042553ISBN 10: 0252042557 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 30 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsCoverTitleCopyrightDedicationContentsIntroduction: In Defense of Polemical Criticism1. Chantal Akerman2. James L. Brooks3. Luis Buñuel4. Pedro Costa5. André Delvaux6. Jacques Demy7. Carl Dreyer8. John Gianvito9. Jim Jarmusch10. Jia Zhangke11. Jerry Lewis12. Richard Linklater13. Guy Maddin14. Elaine May15. Manoel de Oliveira16. Ermanno Olmi17. Yasujiro Ozu18. Sally Potter19. Mark Rappaport20. Alain Resnais21. Jacques Rivette22. Béla Tarr23. Tsai Ming-liang24. Orson WellesIndexReviewsChallenging, probing, illuminating, Jonathan Rosenbaum's work is a beacon for other cinephiles. His new collection shows him engaging with an exhilaratingly wide range of films and filmmakers throughout the world and causing us to think about them in fresh ways. --Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? Challenging, probing, illuminating, Jonathan Rosenbaum's work is a beacon for other cinephiles. His new collection shows him engaging with an exhilaratingly wide range of films and filmmakers throughout the world and causing us to think about them in fresh ways. --Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? An excellent collection. Highly recommended. --Choice Like a well-composed musical score, Rosenbaum's magnificent Portraits and Polemics erupts with fresh, incisive, and dynamic sketches of essential cineastes and their works, interlacing tales, energetic rhythmic effects, and vibrant poetic matches: bold, impassioned, cadenced, dialectical, always surprising. --Tami Williams, coeditor of Global Cinema Networks Like a well-composed musical score, Rosenbaum's magnificent Portraits and Polemics erupts with fresh, incisive, and dynamic sketches of essential cineastes and their works, interlacing tales, energetic rhythmic effects, and vibrant poetic matches: bold, impassioned, cadenced, dialectical, always surprising. --Tami Williams, coeditor of Global Cinema Networks Challenging, probing, illuminating, Jonathan Rosenbaum's work is a beacon for other cinephiles. His new collection shows him engaging with an exhilaratingly wide range of films and filmmakers throughout the world and causing us to think about them in fresh ways. --Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? Challenging, probing, illuminating, Jonathan Rosenbaum's work is a beacon for other cinephiles. His new collection shows him engaging with an exhilaratingly wide range of films and filmmakers throughout the world and causing us to think about them in fresh ways. --Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? Like a well-composed musical score, Rosenbaum's magnificent Portraits and Polemics erupts with fresh, incisive, and dynamic sketches of essential cineastes and their works, interlacing tales, energetic rhythmic effects, and vibrant poetic matches: bold, impassioned, cadenced, dialectical, always surprising. --Tami Williams, coeditor of Global Cinema Networks An excellent collection. Highly recommended. --Choice Rosenbaum has passed a lifetime of cinephilia to me. A few scribbles in the margins I return. --Cineaste Author InformationJonathan Rosenbaum was the film critic for the Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008. He is the coauthor of Abbas Kiarostami, Expanded Second Edition and the author of Cinematic Encounters: Interviews and Dialogues and Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia. He archives his work at jonathanrosenbaum.net. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |