

- Title
- Film Museum Practice and Film Historiography
- Subtitle
- The Case of the Nederlands Filmmuseum (1946-2000)
- Author
- Bregt Lameris
- Price
- € 129,00 excl. VAT
- ISBN
- 9789089648266
- Format
- Hardback
- Number of pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 08 - 05 - 2017
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 23.4 cm
- Open Access
- Download on Open Access Platform
- Series
- Framing Film
- Partner
- Discipline
- Film, Media, and Communication
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- eBook PDF - € 0,00
Introduction
Museum, archive, collection: unravelling definitions and concepts
Collections and case studies
Structure of the book
The timeline of the pas-de-deux
PART I: COLLECTIONS
Chapter 1: Private Collectors
Three collection strategies
The Desmet Collection: a diorama in time
The Uitkijk Collection: film as art
Chapter 2: Blind Choices: Parameters and Repetitions
Film titles and filmmakers: the film canon
Production year: early film
Production country: national films
Chapter 3: Eyes Wide Open: Duplicates
Aesthetic value
From wonder to resonance
Canonical selection
Eclectic consequences
PART II: PRESERVATIONS
Chapter 4: Passive Preservation: An Historical Overview
Nitrate and the paradigm of reproducibility
Nitrate and perishability
Nitrate films and uniqueness
Chapter 5: Impressions: Restoration of the Film Image
Black-and-white film art
Colour restorations: impressions or imprints?
Chapter 6: Reconstructions
The director's version
Shown versions
Archival versions
New versions
Unity in parts
Academics and the 'original'
PART III: PRESENTATIONS
Chapter 7: Interiors and Decorations: Film Museum Exhibition Spaces
The art museum dispositif
Two film museum traditions
Towards a historical sensation
Chapter 8: Framing Programmes
Film as art or from 'the old box'?
Transitions
Educational discoveries
Chapter 9: Performance: Authenticity or Artistry?
Music and lectures
Materiality and projection
The musealisation of projection techniques
CONCLUSION
Reviews and Features
"*Film Museum Practice and Film Historiography* is a meticulously researched work and a welcome addition to the already growing body of work related to film archiving practices. Lameris’ book is not only about engaging with the history of the Nederlands Filmmuseum but also about situating this case study within the larger context of film history and film archiving practices throughout the world. Indeed, students and scholars of cinema studies along with archival and museum studies will find Lameris’ approach particularly useful." - Rahul Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, *Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television*, 2018, Vol. 38, No. 2
Bregt Lameris
Film Museum Practice and Film Historiography
The Case of the Nederlands Filmmuseum (1946-2000)
Rich in detail, this is a study of the interrelationships between film historical discourse and archival practices. Exploring the history of several important collections from the EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam, Bregt Lameris shows how archival films and collections always carry the historical traces of selection policies, restoration philosophies, and exhibition strategies. The result is a compelling argument that film archives can never be viewed simply as innocent or neutral sources of film history.
Author
Bregt Lameris
Bregt Lameris is a post-doc at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.