Best known for directing the Impressionist classic The Smiling Madame Beudet and the first Surrealist film The Seashell and the Clergyman; Germaine Dulac; feminist and pioneer of 1920s French avant-garde cinema; made close to thirty fiction films as well as numerous documentaries and newsreels. Through her filmmaking; writing; and cine-club activism; Dulacrsquo;s passionate defense of the cinema as a lyrical art and social practice had a major influence on twentieth century film history and theory.In Germaine Dulac: A Cinema of Sensations; Tami Williams makes unprecedented use of the filmmakers personal papers; production files; and archival film prints to produce the first full-length historical study and critical biography of Dulac. Williamss analysis explores the artistic and sociopolitical currents that shaped Dulacs approach to cinema while interrogating the ground breaking techniques and strategies she used to critique conservative notions of gender and sexuality. Moving beyond the directorrsquo;s work of the 1920s; Williams examines Dulacs largely ignored 1930s documentaries and newsreels establishing clear links with the more experimental impressionist and abstract works of her early period.This vivid portrait will be of interest to general readers; as well as to scholars of cinema and visual culture; performance; French history; womenrsquo;s studies; queer cinema; in addition to studies of narrative avant-garde; experimental; and documentary film history and theory.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Great Book Combination of Storytelling and PhilosophyBy Pretty MannyRZA gives us a little bit of the Wu history; much of his own personal history; and plenty of deep; religious; life lessons that reveal even more about who he is. I couldnt put the Tao down; as it is written well and gave me much to think about in my own life. The Tao of Wu is probably one of the best books that I have found to explain the logic of the Kingdom of Gods and Earths aka The 5% nation; and made my skepticism subside since I was once a cynic due to so many acts out of New York being about it. Who knew that RZA had so much going on? And who knew that he was so close to the members of the Wu prior to them dropping 36 Chambers and changing the Hip Hop landscape. So much of this was written from the heart that I felt like the man was next to me telling me the stories. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Wutang; or anyone interested in theology from an unbiased place. It is a book I intend to reread the next time that I find myself in a negative place.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A must Read. A new perspective on Life in general through meditation and understanding.By GeovanniIf you would like to learn about one of the few Great Pioneers of Hip Hop and understand how one of the greatest groups have come to be then this book is for you. It gives great insight on the story of the founder of the Wu tang Clan; the RZA. It takes you into a different perspective on meditation; how one can begin to find love for him/ herself and how to appreciate the world around them.I have read this book 4 times prior; allowed someone to borrow it; never got it back; then bought it again.I am on my 5th time reading it. the only reason for that is because I stopped reading for a good while. This book gives you great thirst for knowledge and is an amazing gate way to reading other amazing books.Geovanni AIG: Saturn9_Twitter: SVTERN90 of 0 people found the following review helpful. HALFWAY THROUGH THE WUBy Trey GabrielHalf way through and this book is amazing if you have some interest in Wu-Tang or anything remotely close.
