The Cinema of Jan Svankmajer: Dark Alchemy

Edited by Peter A. Hames

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Paper, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-1-905674-45-9
$25.00 / £17.50

second edition
October, 2008
Cloth, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-1-905674-46-6
Wallflower Press
$80.00 / £55.00

"Those who have been long-term admirers of Svankmajer's films will welcome this masterfully orchestrated volume... It is extremely well informed, sensistive to the nuances and complexities of Svankmajer's individual film works, clearly and eloquently written, and critically provocative without being in the least dogmatic." — Daniel J. Goulding, Historical Journal of Film, Television and Radio

"A real achievement... could be a turning point in the developing area of animation studies, as well as an important contribution to film history." — Jayne Pilling, Times Literary Supplement

"A must for anyone interested in the serious treatment of animated film." — Animations

Related Subjects

• Film

Series

• Directors' Cuts

About the Author

Peter Hames is Honorary Research Associate in Film and Media Studies at Staffordshire University. He is the author of The Czechoslovak New Wave (2005) and the editor of The Cinema of Central Europe (2005).

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