Ebook: Cinema Militant Political Filmmaking and May 1968 2016

Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Wildcat Strikes and Wildcat Cinema in May '68: ARC; 2. Jean-Pierre Thorn: "No investigation, no right to speak" ; 3. Cinélutte: "Tout ce qui bouge est rouge" ; 4. Les groupes Medvedkine: Before and After Chris Marker ; 5. Of Theory and Peasants: Groupe Cinéthique ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.;This history covers the filmmaking tradition often referred to as cinéma militant, which emerged in France during the events of May 1968 and flourished for a decade. While some films produced were created by established filmmakers, including Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, and William Klein, others were helmed by left-wing filmmakers working in the extreme margins of French cinema. This latter group gave voice to underrepresented populations, such as undocumented immigrants (sans papiers), entry-level factory workers (ouvriers spécialisés), highly intellectual Marxist-Leninist collectives, and.