Marcel Broodthaers and Film
A Second of Eternity
Steven Jacobs (Editor), Raf Wollaert (Editor),
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Broodthaers’ oeuvre and the history of experimental film
Marcel Broodthaers, one of the key figures of the postwar avant-garde, has been recognized and extensively studied as a poet who became a visual artist in 1964. However, years before creating his first sculptural objects and installations, Broodthaers made his debut as a filmmaker in 1957 with La Clef de l’horloge, embarking on a prolific cinema practice that yielded more than fifty films shot on 35mm and 16mm. Cinema, both as a medium and principle, was crucial to his artistry. Broodthaers’s writings and visual oeuvre are permeated with allusions to film, its history, and its technology.
Covering both well-known titles such as Le Corbeau et le renard (1967), La Pluie (1969), and Une Seconde d’éternité (1970) as well as many lesser-known Broodthaers films, the essays in this book discuss his films as inseparable from his entire oeuvre while situating them in the larger history of experimental film. In addition, the book scrutinizes his experiments with cinepoetry and expanded cinema, as well as his interest in early cinema and his fascination with signs and inscriptions.
Marcel Broodthaers and Film brings together essays by Andrew Chesher, Eric C. H. de Bruyn, Xavier García Bardón, Charlotte Friling, Steven Jacobs, Bruce Jenkins, Deborah Schultz, Christophe Wall-Romana, and Raf Wollaert.
Preface
Introduction
The Cinema Models of Marcel Broodthaers
Steven Jacobs and Raf Wollaert
René and Marcel at the Movies
Preliminary Remarks
Bruce Jenkins
La Séance and Other Assemblies
Eric C. H. de Bruyn
Broodthaers’s Cinepoetic Concretions
Christophe Wall-Romana
A Denounced Tautology
On Une Seconde d’éternité (D’après une idée de Charles Baudelaire)(1970)
Andrew Chesher
Le Corbeau et le renard in Knokke-le-Zoute
Notes on the Production and Projection at EXPRMNTL 4, December 1967
Xavier García Bardón
Traveling Words and Images
Found Postcards in the Films of Marcel Broodthaers
Deborah Schultz
Marcel Broodthaers’s Underground Cinema
Au-delà de cette limite (1971)
Charlotte Friling
Broodthaers, Bentham, and Pygmalion
Figures of Wax (1974)
Steven Jacobs
In The Eye of the Storm
Berlin oder ein Traum mit Sahne (1974)
Raf Wollaert
Filmography
Raf Wollaert
Contributors and Editors
Index
Steven Jacobs
Steven Jacobs is an art historian specializing in the relations between art and film. He teaches at Ghent University and the University of Antwerp.
Raf Wollaert
Raf Wollaert completed a PhD on the subject of Marcel Broodthaers’s cinema at the University of Antwerp in 2024.
Andrew Chesher
Eric C. H. de Bruyn
Xavier García Bardón
Charlotte Friling
Bruce Jenkins
Deborah Schultz
Christophe Wall-Romana
Steven Jacobs
Raf Wollaert
“A rich and inspiring collection of essays that shed light into the yet unexplored work of Marcel Broodthaers as a filmmaker. Providing fascinating and detailed descriptions of several of his films and written in an engaging style, the book is sure to inspire scholars and researchers alike interested in the work of this talented and versatile artist and in experimental cinema and its connection with the other arts”. - Loukia Kostopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
"Long overlooked in studies of Marcel Broodthaers, this innovative collection of essays brings into sharp focus the centrality of filmmaking in the Belgian artist’s multifaceted oeuvre. Tracing the rich interconnections between Broodthaers’s prolific, yet little-known filmic output and his literary and artistic creations, the book offers a much overdue reassessment of one of the key figures of the post-war avant-garde." - Marion Schmid, University of Edinburgh
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Marcel Broodthaers and Film" about?
Broodthaers' oeuvre and the history of experimental film
Marcel Broodthaers, one of the key figures of the postwar avant-garde, has been recognized and extensively studied as a poet who became a visual artist in 1964. However, years before creating his first sculptural objects and installations, Broodthaers made his debut as a filmmaker in 1957 with La Clef de l’horloge, embarking on a prolific cinema practice that yielded more than fifty films shot on 35mm and 16mm. Cinema, both as a medium and principle, was crucial to his artistry. Broodthaers's writings and visual oeuvre are permeated with allusions to film, its history, and its technology.
Covering both well-known titles such as Le Corbeau et le renard (1967), La Pluie (1969), and Une Seconde d’éternité (1970) as well as many lesser-known Broodthaers films, the essays in this book discuss his films as inseparable from his entire oeuvre while situating them in the larger history of experimental film. In addition, the book scrutinizes his experiments with cinepoetry and expanded cinema, as well as his interest in early cinema and his fascination with signs and inscriptions.
Marcel Broodthaers and Film brings together essays by Andrew Chesher, Eric C. H. de Bruyn, Xavier García Bardón, Charlotte Friling, Steven Jacobs, Bruce Jenkins, Deborah Schultz, Christophe Wall-Romana, and Raf Wollaert.
Who wrote "Marcel Broodthaers and Film"?
"Marcel Broodthaers and Film" was written by Andrew Chesher, Eric C. H. de Bruyn, Xavier García Bardón, Charlotte Friling, Bruce Jenkins, Deborah Schultz and Christophe Wall-Romana.
Who edited "Marcel Broodthaers and Film"?
"Marcel Broodthaers and Film" was edited by Steven Jacobs and Raf Wollaert.
Steven Jacobs is an art historian specializing in the relations between art and film. He teaches at Ghent University and the University of Antwerp.
Raf Wollaert completed a PhD on the subject of Marcel Broodthaers’s cinema at the University of Antwerp in 2024.
Is "Marcel Broodthaers and Film" available Open Access?
Yes, "Marcel Broodthaers and Film" is published Open Access. It is available under a BY-NC-ND license.
Who funded the publication of "Marcel Broodthaers and Film"?
KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
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What is the Table of Contents for "Marcel Broodthaers and Film"?
Preface
Introduction
The Cinema Models of Marcel Broodthaers
Steven Jacobs and Raf Wollaert
René and Marcel at the Movies
Preliminary Remarks
Bruce Jenkins
La Séance and Other Assemblies
Eric C. H. de Bruyn
Broodthaers’s Cinepoetic Concretions
Christophe Wall-Romana
A Denounced Tautology
On Une Seconde d’éternité (D’après une idée de Charles Baudelaire)(1970)
Andrew Chesher
Le Corbeau et le renard in Knokke-le-Zoute
Notes on the Production and Projection at EXPRMNTL 4, December 1967
Xavier García Bardón
Traveling Words and Images
Found Postcards in the Films of Marcel Broodthaers
Deborah Schultz
Marcel Broodthaers’s Underground Cinema
Au-delà de cette limite (1971)
Charlotte Friling
Broodthaers, Bentham, and Pygmalion
Figures of Wax (1974)
Steven Jacobs
In The Eye of the Storm
Berlin oder ein Traum mit Sahne (1974)
Raf Wollaert
Filmography
Raf Wollaert
Contributors and Editors
Index
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