Persistent Images: Encountering Film History in Contemporary Cinema

Persistent Images: Encountering Film History in Contemporary Cinema explores the continuing resonance of the memory of cinema in experimental practices, with case studies of films that reflexively foreground and reimagine the past, offering new ways of thinking about film history and contemporary cinema.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Persistent Images: Encountering Film History in Contemporary Cinema delves into the enduring influence of cinema's past,present,and future. Through a comprehensive exploration of experimental practices,the book reveals the persistent resonance of cinema's memory as manifested in the technological and aesthetic expressions of various films. By examining case studies such as Shirin (2008),Goodbye to Language (2014),and Francofonia (2015),the book showcases how film can simultaneously look backward and forward,encountering and reframing the past in the present,while also offering fresh perspectives on film history and contemporary cinema.

The book explores the enduring influence of cinema's past,present,and future through a comprehensive exploration of experimental practices. It reveals the persistent resonance of cinema's memory as manifested in the technological and aesthetic expressions of various films. By examining case studies such as Shirin (2008),Goodbye to Language (2014),and Francofonia (2015),the book showcases how film can simultaneously look backward and forward,encountering and reframing the past in the present,while also offering fresh perspectives on film history and contemporary cinema.

The book delves into the enduring influence of cinema's past,present,and future through a comprehensive exploration of experimental practices. It reveals the persistent resonance of cinema's memory as manifested in the technological and aesthetic expressions of various films. By examining case studies such as Shirin (2008),Goodbye to Language (2014),and Francofonia (2015),the book showcases how film can simultaneously look backward and forward,encountering and reframing the past in the present,while also offering fresh perspectives on film history and contemporary cinema.

The book explores the enduring influence of cinema's past,present,and future through a comprehensive exploration of experimental practices. It reveals the persistent resonance of cinema's memory as manifested in the technological and aesthetic expressions of various films. By examining case studies such as Shirin (2008),Goodbye to Language (2014),and Francofonia (2015),the book showcases how film can simultaneously look backward and forward,encountering and reframing the past in the present,while also offering fresh perspectives on film history and contemporary cinema.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474440738