The Cultural Ministry of Brazil and Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil – CCBB presents a Péter Forgács retrospective in the cities of Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo January 31 to February 26, 2012 films on show : OWN DEATH, MEANWHILE SOMEWHERE, HUNKY BLUES, I AM VON HÖFLER, FREE FALL, THE LAND OF NOTHING, EITHER – OR, DUSI & JENO, BARTOS FAMILY, WITTGENSTEIN TRACTATUS, MÁRAI HERBAL , BIBO READER, ANGELOS' FILM, DANUBE EXODUS, THE MAELSTROM, EL PERRO NEGRO and MISS UNIVERSE 1929. +
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coming out 2011 Fall. Minnesota Univ. Press.

Cinema’s Alchemist offers a sustained exploration of the imagination and skill with which Forgács reshapes such film footage, originally intended for private and personal viewing, into extraordinary films dedicated to remembering the past in ways that matter for our future. Contributors: Whitney Davis,  László F. Földényi, Marsha Kinder,  Scott MacDonald, Tyrus Miller,  Roger Odin,  Catherine Portuges,  Michael S. Roth,  Kaja Silverman, Ernst van Alphen, Malin Wahlberg,  Editors: Bill Nichols and  Michael Renov.











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