Movie Mutations
The Changing Face of World Cinephilia

In contrast to any talk of "the death of the cinema", this title pronounces the art form alive and well, and still developing in new and unforeseen directions. Using transnational discussions and debates, it shows why the idea of cinephilia is just as relevant today as it ever was.

Those who follow and share such work, as contributors from around the world demonstrate in this book, are forming new kinds of critical communities that enable significant exchanges between cultures at a time when other forces seem bent on keeping them mutually isolated. In contrast to any talk of 'the death of cinema', Movie Mutations pronounces the art form alive, well, and still developing in new and unforeseen directions. In weaving together transnational discussions and debates, Movie Mutations shows why the idea of cinephilia is just as relevant today as it ever was.

Preface By Jonathan Rosenbaum and Adrian Martin Chapter 1 Movie Mutations: Letters from (and to) Some Children of 1960 Jonathan Rosenbaum, Adrian Martin, Kent Jones, Alexander Howarth, Nicole Brenez and Raymond Bellour (1997) Chapter 2 Open Spaces in Iran: A Conversation with Abbas Kiarostami Jonathan Rosenbaum (with Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa) (1998-2001) Chapter 3 Here and There: The Films of Tsai Ming-liang Kent Jones (1998-2002) Chapter 4 Sampling in Rotterdam Jonathan Rosenbaum (1998) Chapter 5 Two Auteurs I. Discovering Yasuzo Masumura: Reflections on Work in Progress Jonathan Rosenbaum (1999-2001) II. Dialogue on Howard Hawks and Yasuzo Masumura Shigehiko Hasumi and Jonathan Rosenbaum (1999) III. Inversion/Exchange/Repetition: The Comedy of Howard Hawks Shigehiko Hasumi (2000) IV. Epilogue Shigehiko Hasumi and Jonathan Rosenbaum (2002) Chapter 6 Musical Mutations: Before, Beyond and Against Hollywood Adrian Martin (2000-2002) Chapter 7 Squaring The Circle Jonathan Rosenbaum (2000) Chapter 8 The Future of Academic Film Study Adrian Martin and James Naremore (2001-2002) Chapter 9 On Four Prosaic Formulas Which Might Summarise Hou's Poetics Fergus Daly (2001-2002) Chapter 10 Movies Go Multinational Natasa Durovicova and Jonathan Rosenbaum (2001-2002) Chapter 11 Circumatlantic Media Migrations Catherine Benamou and Lucia Saks (2002) Chapter 12 Movie Mutations: Second Round Quintin, Mark Peranson, Nicole Brenez, Adrian Martin and Jonathan Rosenbaum (2001-2002)