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By providing close readings of classic and contemporary works, Rites of Realism signals the need to return to a focus on films as the main innovators of realist representation. The collection is inspired by André Bazinâs theories on filmâs inherent heterogeneity and unique ability to register contingency (the singular, one-time event). This volume features two new translations: of Bazinâs seminal essay "Death Every Afternoon" and Serge Daneyâs essay reinterpreting Bazinâs defense of the long shot as a way to set the stage for a clash or risky confrontation between man and animal. These pieces evince key concernsâparticularly the link between cinematic realism and contingencyâthat the other essays explore further.
Among the topics addressed are the provocative mimesis of Luis Buñuelâs Land Without Bread; the adaptation of trial documents in Carl Dreyerâs Passion of Joan of Arc; the use of the tableaux vivant by Wim Wenders and Peter Greenaway; and Pier Paolo Pasoliniâs strategies of analogy in his transposition of The Gospel According to St. Matthew from Palestine to southern Italy. Essays consider the work of filmmakers including Michelangelo Antonioni, Maya Deren, Mike Leigh, Cesare Zavattini, Zhang Yuan, and Abbas Kiarostami.
Contributors: Paul Arthur, André Bazin, Mark A. Cohen, Serge Daney, Mary Ann Doane, James Lastra, Ivone Margulies, Abe Mark Normes, Brigitte Peucker, Richard Porton, Philip Rosen, Catherine Russell, James Schamus, Noa Steimatsky, Xiaobing Tang
About: Rites of Realism shifts the discussion of cinematic realism away from the usual focus on verisimilitude and faithfulness of record toward a notion of "performative realism," a realism that does not simply represent a given reality but enacts actual social tensions.
About: Rites of Realism shifts the discussion of cinematic realism away from the usual focus on verisimilitude and faithfulness of record toward a notion of "performative realism," a realism that does not simply represent a given reality but enacts actual social tensions.
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