Marxism and Film Activism: Screening Alternative WorldsEwa Mazierska, Lars Kristensen In Theses on Feuerbach, Marx writes, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world differently; the point is to change it.” This collection examines how filmmakers have tried to change the world by engaging in emancipatory politics through their work, and how audiences have received them. It presents a wide spectrum of case studies, covering both film and digital technology, with examples from throughout cinematic history and around the world, including Soviet Russia, Palestine, South America, and France. Discussions range from the classic Marxist cinema of Aleksandr Medvedkin, Chris Marker, and Jean-Luc Godard, to recent media such as 5 Broken Cameras (2010), the phenomena of video-blogging, and bicycle activism films. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Part I Past Activism | 27 |
The Revolutionary Politics of Aesthetics of Medvedkins CinemaTrain | 29 |
Chapter 2 Politics and Aesthetics within Godards Cinema | 58 |
Reflections on the Radical 60s in the Later Films of Chris Marker | 81 |
Workers and Peasants in the Cinema of JeanMarie Straub and Danièle Huillet | 105 |
The Global Fires of The Hour of the Furnaces | 124 |
Part II Present Activism | 144 |
The Impossibility of Passivity | 145 |
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