Hermann Kappelhoff casts the evolution of cinema as an ongoing struggle to relate audiences to their historical moment. Appreciating cinemas unique ability to bind concrete living conditions to individual experience (which existing political institutions cannot); he reads films by Sergei Eisenstein and Pedro Almodoacute;var; by the New Objectivity and the New Hollywood; to demonstrate how cinema situates spectators within society.Kappelhoff applies the Deleuzean practice of "thinking in images" to his analysis of films and incorporates the approaches of Jacques Ranciegrave;re and Richard Rorty; who see politics in the permanent reconfiguration of poetic forms. This enables him to conceptualize film as a medium that continually renews the audiovisual spaces and temporalities through which audiences confront reality. Revitalizing the reading of films by Visconti; Fassbinder; Kubrick; Friedkin; and others; Kappelhoff affirms cinemas historical significance while discovering its engagement with politics as a realm of experience.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Obstacle Confusion and Other Verbal Contusions: This Is A Very Funny BookBy Judith ArnoldAnyone who is familiar with The Dubliners knows that the original four were characters; each in their own way. But the biggest character was Banjo Barney McKenna who often resided in what the others called "Barneyland" and he would often seem to the others to have truly gone down the rabbit hole. He had his own way of viewing the world and it created much hilarity over his antics and expressions. Jim McCann; who spent some years as a member of The Dubliners; observed and recorded what the public refers to as "Barneyisms". He narrates the incidences with descriptive flair and understatement. I didnt stop laughing; even if Id heard about the "Barneyism" before. I wont tell you the source of the title - you deserve the treat and laugh for reading the story yourself. Each story is short so you can read one at a time; or spend a sitting reading the whole book. It is well worth the price. Barney was a fantastic banjo player; but an even more entertaining soul.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The wit and wisdom of Banjo BarneyBy Leslie M.This is a funny and fabulous little book; with terrific illustrations; about the late Barney McKenna of Dubliners fame. He had a unique and amusing take on life; and this charming book by Jim McCann commemorates that quirky outlook.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy slFunny stories about Banjo Barney of the Dubliners. Well written and illustrated
