Film and revolution

by James Roy MacBean

Bu kitapta Yolculuk, Devrim, Daha!, Easy Rider, Katmandu Yolu, R.P.M., Dogru Yol, Cilek Ifadesi, Hak gibi filmleri bulmayacaksiniz. Size Eisenstein'dan da bahsetmeyecek, hatta Potemkin'i devrimci olmayan bir film olarak anacak.. Visconti'nin Lanetliler'ini, Petri'nin Her Turlu Kuskunun Otesinde Bir Hakkinda Sorusturma'sini, Costa-Gavras'in Olumsuz'unu, Bertolucci'nin Konformist'ini ya da populer sinemanin burjuva kulturu tarafindan kolayca hazmedilen, kabul goren filmlerini ovmeyecegiz... Bu kitap "devrim" sozcugunun moda, radikalligin populer oldugu gunlerin icinden gelip o gunlerin sinemasina karsi sesini yukseltiyor. Militan filmlere arka cikmak, Marksist bir sinemayi hem pratik hem de teorik olarak insa cabalarina katki sunmak yegane amaci. Populer sinemanin disinda kalan, kalmak isteyen, "derdi olan" filmciler, oyuncular devrimci orgutler muhatabimiz. Godard adiyla maruf sinemacinin kayip diye yaftalanan, ama Gorin ve Dziga Vertov Grubuyla belki de en verimli, kesiflere ve

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Julio The Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Film and Revolution" or Meet Me at Mao. A book like this has to devote at least half of its pages to Jean-Luc Godard, and I thank MacBean for guiding me to the obscure Godard: BRITISH SOUNDS, 1+1 (AKA SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL) and LETTER TO JANE (Fonda, that is). MacBean also has a wonderful knack for resurrecting interest in films that are a must for anyone who wants to turn the world upside down, e.g. ICE---the story of a future America with a thriving revolutionary underground; the Italian THE WORKING CLASS GOES TO HEAVEN; as funny and subversive as anything by Godard; and the Argentine documentary masterpiece THE HOUR OF THE FURNACES--on neocolonialism and revolution in Latin America.