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The essay filmThe essay film

The essay film

Timothy Corrigan

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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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OL15901906W

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History and criticismExperimental filmsFilm criticism

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