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Film begrijpen. Een overzicht van de belangrijkste filmstijlen
Film begrijpen is de nieuwste uitgave in een reeks waarin eerder Kunst begrijpen, Architectuur begrijpen, Mode begrijpen en Religies begrijpen zijn verschenen. Op overzichtelijke wijze zijn de belangrijkste klassieke films en regisseurs gerangschikt naar genre. Dit boek, dat begint met het tijdperk van de stomme film, volgt de geschiedenis van de film vanaf het gouden Hollywoodtijdperk en de Franse nouvelle-vague tot het eigentijdse Aziatisch minimalisme en alles wat daar tussenin ligt. De belangrijkste genres worden afzonderlijk belicht, waarbij wordt ingegaan op het ontstaan ervan en de historische context. Naast de belangrijkste regisseurs worden de meest representatieve films genoemd. Er wordt aandacht geschonken aan bekende meesterwerken en acteurs, specifieke genrekenmerken en baanbrekende ontwikkelingen. Ook de carrières van enkele internationaal befaamde regisseurs, zoals Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini en Pedro Almodóvar worden besproken.
Dit boek maakt de geschiedenis van de film toegankelijk door de verschillende genres, van het vooroorlogse expressionisme en screwballisme tot het naoorlogse teenagisme helder te definiëren en aan de hand van sprekende voorbeelden in een groter verband te plaatsen.
Dit boek maakt de geschiedenis van de film toegankelijk door de verschillende genres, van het vooroorlogse expressionisme en screwballisme tot het naoorlogse teenagisme helder te definiëren en aan de hand van sprekende voorbeelden in een groter verband te plaatsen.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
Ronald Bergan
40 books4 followersRonald Bergan is a regular contributor to The Guardian and the author of several critically acclaimed books on film, including biographies of directors Francis Ford Coppola, Jean Renoir, Sergei Eisenstein, and the Coen brothers.
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September 12, 2024
Again, me and coffee table books this summer, why?? I think I refreshed my knowledge with this tho 👍
July 29, 2020
Rather a book to browse through when you need certain info than something to read cover to cover. There's a ton of very condensed information and there's titles galore.
There's also a "other works" section where they mention titles related to the ism discussed, and these can also be from a different time period. So it also shows examples of how a certain ism influenced later movies. Albeit it's not the best way to convey this kind of information.
Also when they mention key figures you don't know if they're directors, writers, actors, etc, so you do have to do extra research for every ism covered. Inconvenient but hey, it's a slim book.
I only recommend this to cinema enthusiasts if you find a bargain price for it, as I did. There's probably other options, with a more clear and organized structure.
There's also a "other works" section where they mention titles related to the ism discussed, and these can also be from a different time period. So it also shows examples of how a certain ism influenced later movies. Albeit it's not the best way to convey this kind of information.
Also when they mention key figures you don't know if they're directors, writers, actors, etc, so you do have to do extra research for every ism covered. Inconvenient but hey, it's a slim book.
I only recommend this to cinema enthusiasts if you find a bargain price for it, as I did. There's probably other options, with a more clear and organized structure.
August 19, 2026
Lacked depth - a cursory introduction to genres, which Bergan calls film “isms”. If you aren’t familiar with the popular films in each “ism,” you might glean some worthwhile films to view, but even I, with a relatively pedestrian knowledge of many genres was aware of almost all of the films discussed here.
May 5, 2021
Veel typfouten, veel stijlfouten. Weinig essentiële informatie. Sommige informatie is in mijn mening niet juist. Het is wel leuk om door te bladeren maar dit zou niet HET boek zijn waardoor je films leert kennen.
June 16, 2021
Cute little coffee table book
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December 9, 2022insightful if ur curious to know how different movie genres influence each other. this book is like a palate cleanser. Can be read in 1-2 days
June 3, 2023
یادش بخیر قدیما خوندم ، کیفیت صفحات کتاب بشدت بالاست و بشدت عالی برای ایسم های سینمایی . البته اگه قیمتش در حال حاضر بشدت بالاست پیشنهاد نمیکنم .
June 4, 2025
Funciona mais como um livro para consulta de termos e gêneros do que como literatura.
November 13, 2012
I borrowed this book from the library, hoping to learn something about cinema, but it was utterly dissappointing. It reminded me of the papers I had to write when I was ten: I used to pick a subject like 'Herbs and Spices' and just added all the random bits of information that I could find until it had the right size, then added a lot of pictures to make it look better. Also like my first papers this book barely has any coherence; it's just listing of (sub)genres and that makes it really boring and NOT interesting to read. Better just watch the movies!
December 31, 2011
Not exactly what I was expecting and rather incomplete. Each section has simply the basics-- literally nothing else. It was informative from a vocabulary perspective, but overall, it was not a book I will run back to time and time again for entertainment sake.
July 18, 2013
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September 10, 2014
Moc mi tahle kniha nesedla, čekala jsem trochu jiné rozvržení a náplň. Spíš pro 100% fandy odborníky, né pro mě jako laika, který má rád i mainstream.
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