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The essay film

by Timothy Corrigan

History and criticismExperimental filmsFilm criticism

A definitive study of a seminal genre of nonfiction cinema, this book examines the essay films origins, literary precursors, and works by its greatest practitioners, like Chris Marker, Agnes Varda, Errol Morris, Chantal Akerman, Werner Herzog, and others.

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Book data: Open Library