Cinéma Militant : : Political Filmmaking and May 1968 / / Paul Douglas Grant.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Grant, Paul Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

This history covers the filmmaking tradition often referred to as cinéma militant, which emerged in France during the events of May 1968 and flourished for a decade. While some films produced were created by established filmmakers, including Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, and William Klein, others were helmed by left-wing filmmakers working in the extreme margins of French cinema. This latter group gave voice to underrepresented populations, such as undocumented immigrants (sans papiers), entry-level factory workers (ouvriers spécialisés), highly intellectual Marxist-Leninist collectives, and militant special interest groups. While this book spans the broad history of this uncharted tradition, it particularly focuses on these lesser-known figures and works and the films of Cinélutte, Les groupes medvedkine, Atelier de recherche cinématographique, Cinéthique, and the influential Marxist filmmaker Jean-Pierre Thorn. Each represent a certain tendency of this movement in French film history, offering an invaluable account of a tradition that also sought to share untold histories.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Wildcat Strikes and Wildcat Cinema in May '68: ARC (Atelier de recherche cinématographique) -- Chapter 2. Jean-Pierre Thorn: "No investigation, no right to speak" -- Chapter 3. Cinélutte: "Tout ce qui bouge est rouge" -- Chapter 4. Les groupes Medvedkine: Before and After Chris Marker -- Chapter 5. Of Theory and Peasants: Groupe Cinéthique -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index