Olivier Assayas
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Olivier Assayas
（FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen, v. 16）
Österreichisches Filmmuseum : SYNEMA, Gesellschaft für Film und Medien, c2012
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Description
Over the past few decades, French filmmaker Olivier Assayas has become a powerful force in contemporary cinema. Between his first feature Desordre (1986) and such major works as L'Eau froide, Irma Vep, Les Destinees Sentimentales, demonlover and, most recently, L'Heure d'ete and Carlos, he has charted an exciting path, strongly embracing narrative and character and simultaneously dealing with the 'fragmentary reality' of life in a global economy. He also brought a fresh perspective to the problem of politics after '68, a subject that he revisits in his memoir A Post-May Adolescence (published as a companion book to this volume) and in his most recent film Apres-Mai. This first English-language book about Olivier Assayas includes a major essay by Kent Jones, based on his two decades of correspondence and exchanges of ideas with the filmmaker, as well as contributions from Assayas and his most important artistic collaborators. The central part consists of individual essays on each of his works, written by Chris Chang, Larry Gross, Howard Hampton, Kristin M. Jones, B. Kite, Glenn Kenny, Michael Koresky, Alice Lovejoy, Greil Marcus, Geoffrey O'Brien, Jeff Reichert, Richard Suchenski, and Gina Telaroli.
Table of Contents
Preface, by Kent Jones
Westway to the World, by Glenn Kenny
Black Boxes. Desordre, by Jeff Reichert
Cold Comforts. L'Enfant de l'hiver, by Alice Lovejoy
When You Leave, You Want Time to Stand Still. Paris s'eveille, by Michael Koresky
Moving On. Une nouvelle vie, by Kent Jones
Revival. L'Eau froide, by Howard Hampton
The Strange Case of Irma Vep. Irma Vep, by Larry Gross
After Art Cinema. HHH-Portrait de Hou Hsiao-hsien, by Kristin M. Jones
The Soul in Times of Danger. Fin aout, debut septembre, by Richard Suchenski
"How Futile Work Is." Les Destinees sentimentales, by B. Kite
Stop Stop Start Again. Demonlover, by Nick Pinkerton
Better to Fade Away. Clean, by Chris Chang
The Doctor Is In. Noise, by Gina Telaroli
Anywhere and Everywhere. Boarding Gate, by Kent Jones
Cosmic Pulses. Eldorado, by Geoffrey O'brien
The Secret Life of Objects. L'Heure d'ete, by Greil Marcus
What the Film Wants. Carlos, by Kent Jones
Lost Companions and Fleeing Ghosts. Apres-Mai, by David Phelps, Kent Jones
Early and In-Between. Short Films, by Collaborators
Denis Lenoir, Eric Gautier, Sylvie Barthet, and Luc Barnier in conversation with Kent Jones, by Olivier Assayas
Ten Films
Timeline
Filmography
Bibliography
Contributors
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
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