Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: The Idea of Cinema 1
6. 1. What Has Come to Pass for Cinema: From Early to Late Godard 24
7. 2. Kidlat Tahimik’s “Third World Projector” 78
8. 3. The Actuality of Cinema: Alexander Kluge 150
9. Epilogue 237
10. Notes 243
11. Bibliography 267
12. Index 275