Cinema After Deleuze

by Richard Rushton

Cinema After Deleuze offers a clear and lucid introduction to Deleuze's writings on cinema which will appeal both to undergraduates and specialists in film studies and philosophy. The book provides explanations of the many categories and classifications found in Deleuze's two landmark books on cinema and offers assessments of a range of films, including works by John Ford, Sergei Eisenstein, Alfred Hitchcock, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alain Resnais and others.Contemporary directors such as Steven Spielberg, Lars von Trier, Martin Scorsese and Wong Kar-wai are also examined in the light of Deleuze's theories,thus bringing Deleuze's writings on cinema right up to date.

Cinema After Deleuze demonstrates why Deleuze is rightly considered today to be one of the great philosophers of cinema. The book is essential reading for students in philosophy and film studies alike.

Genres: Film, Theory, Philosophy

182 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2012

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book literally gave me an epiphany on how I view cinema, and life in general. While Deleuze came up with the concepts of the time-, and movement-, images, Rushton conceptualises them in an extraordinary manner. I want my own copy (but it’s so expensive) so I will just have to read the essay I wrote using his theories.

Honestly? May be the best book I’ve read this year.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Along with Marrati's book this is the best discussion on Deleuze and Cinema in English.