The Brechtian Aspect Of Radical Cinema

by Martin Walsh

Martin Walsh, a young critic and film teacher, died in a cycling accident in 1977. He had been a regular contributor to film magazines in Britain, Canada and the United states and had established himself as a leading proponent of a radical aesthetics of cinema associated with the work of Bertolt Brecht. Keith M. Griffiths, a film-maker and lifelong friend of Martin Walsh, has gathered together for this volume a selection of his published writings, together with some previously unpublished, united around the theme of the Brechtian aspect of radical cinema. Whether discussing Brecht himself, or the Soviet film-maker Alexander Medvedkin, or the recent work of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, these essays are distinguished by their commitment to the clear expression of ideas and problems of great relevance to the cinema today.

Genres: Film

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First published January 1, 1981