Soundings on Cinema

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Soundings on Cinema
Speaking to Film and Film Artists

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Bert Cardullo - Author

SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema

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Hardcover - 301 pages

Release Date: April 2008

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ISBN13: 978-0-7914-7407-5

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Paperback - 301 pages

Release Date: April 2008

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ISBN13: 978-0-7914-7408-2

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Summary

Thought-provoking interviews with nine major film directors, accompanied by critical essays on their work.

In Soundings on Cinema, film critic Bert Cardullo engages nine major international film directors—Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson, Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Aki Kaurismäki, Mike Leigh, Jean Renoir, and Hans-Jürgen Syberberg—in a series of dialogues about how they work, the meanings of their movies, and the relationship of their pictures to other directors’ films and to the other arts. Each of these probing and thought-provoking interviews is accompanied by an overview of the director’s career, an essay on a particular film, or a series of interconnected reviews of the director’s films. Focusing on practical matters related to filmmaking—acting, design, cinematography, directing, writing, and editing—as well as historical, aesthetic, and critical-theoretical issues raised by the films themselves, Cardullo explains how, at their best, these filmmakers use the resources of their medium to pursue complex, significant humanistic goals.

“This is a lively and varied collection focusing on filmmakers who have played truly important roles in the evolution of modern cinema. The interviews are intelligent and to the point, and Cardullo is more willing than most interviewers to challenge the filmmakers he’s talking with, expressing divergent views on issues he regards as particularly significant. While published interviews are not a mainstay of cinema scholarship, those included here provide invaluable information, as well as a humanizing perspective on these film artists.” — David Sterritt, Long Island University

Bert Cardullo is Professor of American Culture and Literature at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, and longtime movie critic for The Hudson Review. His many books include In Search of Cinema: Writings on International Film Art and Playing to the Camera: Film Actors Discuss Their Craft.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface

I. Italian Neorealism and Beyond

                Actor-Become-Auteur: The Neorealist Films of Vittorio De Sica
                        An Interview with Vittorio De Sica
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Vittorio De Sica

                "The Cinema Is a Woman": The Artistic Achievement of Federico Fellini
                        An Interview with Federico Fellini
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Federico Fellini

                More from Less: The Movie Aesthetic of Michelangelo Antonioni
                        An Interview with Michelangelo Antonioni
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Michelangelo Antonioni

II. Franco-Finnish Relations

                "Everyone Has His Reasons": The Words and Films of Jean Renoir
                        An Interview with Jean Renoir
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Jean Renoir

                Dostoyevskyan Surge, Bressonian Spirit: Une femme douce and the Cinematic World of Robert Bresson
                        An Interview with Robert Bresson
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Robert Bresson

                Lonely People, Living in the World: The Films of Aki Kaurismäki
                        An Interview with Aki Kaurismäki
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Aki Kaurismäki

III. Anglo-Nordic Temperaments

                Early versus Later and Latest Ingmar Bergman
                        An Interview with Ingmar Bergman
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Ingmar Bergman

                The Committed Cinema of Mike Leigh
                        An Interview with Mike Leigh
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Mike Leigh

                The Theater of Film of Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
                        An Interview with Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
                        Filmography of Feature Films: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Index

Related Subjects

Film Studies

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