Cinema, Censorship, and the State
The Writings of Nagisa Oshima, 1956-1978
$70.86
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
13 August 1993
Summary
The texts in this volume make up an intellectual autobiography that reveals a rare conjunction of personal candor and political commitment. Nagisa Oshima is generally regarded as the most important Japanese film. director after Kurosawa and is one of Japan’s most productive and celebrated postwar artists. His early films represent the Japanese New Wave at its zenith, and the films he has made since (including In the Realm of the Senses and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) have won international…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262650397 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262650398 |
| Author: | Nagisa Oshima, Annette Michelson, Dawn Lawson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 1993 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 20mm |
| Series: | October Books |
About The Author
Nagisa Oshima
Annette Michelson (1922-2018) was widely considered one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers on film. During her more than five-decade career, she was an art editor and critic for the New York Herald Tribune, a writer for Artforum, a founding editor of the journal October, and Professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University. Some of Michelson’s essays on film were collected in On the Eve of the Future- Selected Writings on Film (MIT Press).Annette Michelson (1922-2018) was widely considered one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers on film. During her more than five-decade career, she was an art editor and critic for the New York Herald Tribune, a writer for Artforum, a founding editor of the journal October, and Professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University. Some of Michelson’s essays on film were collected in On the Eve of the Future- Selected Writings on Film (MIT Press).
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