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Basing her study on primary sources, Jackson provides insights into the active life, aesthetic theories, and film practices of a gifted artist.focuses much attention on Derens most important theoretical work, An Anagram of Ideas on Art, Form and Film (1946), which has been reissued in a number of books.She then considers Derens ritualist aesthetics, her modernist film poetics, and her actual practice in filmmaking. Jacksons approach is detailed, stimulating, and enthusiastic. Derens growing reputation as a film theorist is well served by this book. A filmography and a very helpful bibliography are included. – CHOICE
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