Radical Juxtaposition

by Shelley Green

Examines the work of one of the central figures of the avant-garde from her first feature-length film in 1972, Lives of Performers , through Privilege (1990). The comprehensive study surveys critical reaction and includes Rainer's critical writings, photos, full biographical information, a complete filmography and bibliography. A valuable resource for students and instructors of critical studies in film, the book investigates dominant structural elements which enliven Rainer's filmic her complex and disjunctive use of language, speech, repetition, interpolated texts, fragmentation, self-conscious camera movement, autobiography and the formulation of alternative narrative codes.

174 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1994