Re:Voir
The Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968
Author(s) Sally Shafto
Format softcover book
Year 2006
Language(s) French, English
Pages 253 pages
Description
Made in the period around May 1968 by a dozen rebels whose undisputed leader was Philippe Garrel, the Zanzibar Films fall within a "wild innocence" that is striking as much for its violence as well as for its lucidity. The author reveals the truth on one of the most surprising experiences in the history of French cinema.
Made in the period around May 1968 by a dozen rebels whose undisputed leader was Philippe Garrel, the Zanzibar Films fall within a "wild innocence" that is striking as much for its violence as well as for its lucidity. The author reveals the truth on one of the most surprising experiences in the history of French cinema.
The Zanzibar Films have been for me one of the greatest discoveries in French cinema. No cinephile can afford to miss them. They are an exciting bridge between the Nouvelle Vague and the avant-garde, between the film poem and the narrative film. These films have lost nothing over time, quite the contrary. They have grown in intensity in their personal, poetic and cinematic vision.
Jonas Mekas (2000)
The Group of films produced under the flag of Zanzibar has been for me the greatest discovery in French cinema. It's a group of films that nobody seriously interested in cinema can afford to miss. It's an exciting bridge between the Nouvelle Vague and the avant-garde, between poetry and narrative. None of these films has lost anything in time: just the opposite. They have grown in their intensity of personal, poetic and cinematic vision.
Jonas Mekas (2000)
Sally Shafto is a historian and critic of cinema. A specialist of Godard, she teaches cinema at the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale (United States) where she also runs the Big Muddy Film Festival.
Sally Shafto is a historian and critic of cinema. A specialist of Godard, she teaches at the University of Southern Illinois-Carbondale where she also runs the Big Muddy Film Festival.
Published with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communication – National Center for Visual Arts – FIACRE (publishing grant)
This book received a publishing grant from the FIACRE, French Ministery of Culture and Communication