Should I watch all the films mentioned in these before reading them?
I think if you have any experience with modern "art" films you'll understand the ideas without knowing the exact references
I only have a cursory knowledge of Deleuze but you see his ideas in everything
Start simple than deleuze if you have to ask.
>>70970188
these will be literally the first books i will read in my life ;)
>>70970230
in that case don't even think about deleuze for at least 9 years. Read Bordwell and Thompson's Film History and Film Art
What if OP is.... a body without organs (tm)?
>>70970304
t. Bordwell
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>>70970405
what? its literally what stupid film nerds who think they're ready for high cinema should read.
>>70970771
no it's not, neoformalism is bullshit. the film history is not that bad but who the fuck cares about all that economy shit?
I watch the movie afterwards if I hadn't already seen it, and possibly go back and re-read the relevant sections again after.
