Noël Burch

Noël Burch

Known for

Directing

Born

January 22, 1932 (age 94)

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Noël Burch (born 1932) is an American film theorist and movie maker who moved to France at a young age. Burch is known for his contribution to terms commonly used by film scholars (such as institutional mode of representation (IMR)) and for his theories compiled in books such as Theory of Film Practice or La lucarne de L'Infini.

Best known work

Recreation
Recreation
1956
Regarding Susan Sontag
Regarding Susan Sontag
2014
Red Hollywood
Red Hollywood
1996
Exterior Night
Exterior Night
1980
Noviciat
Noviciat
1965
The Forgotten Space
The Forgotten Space
2010
Le Bel Âge
Le Bel Âge
1960
Josef von Sternberg - From Silence Comes Another
Josef von Sternberg - From Silence Comes Another
1967
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
1986
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
1970

Filmography

  1. 2014

    Regarding Susan Sontag

    as Self

  2. 2010

  3. 2010

  4. 1998

  5. 1996

    Red Hollywood

    Director, Writer

  6. 1986

  7. 1983

  8. 1981

    Das Jahr der Leibwache

    Director, Writer

  9. 1980

  10. 1979

  11. 1978

  12. 1970

  13. 1969

  14. 1968

  15. 1967

  16. 1967

    Marie et le Curé

    Producer, Cinematography

  17. 1965

    Noviciat

    Director

  18. 1964

  19. 1960

    Le Bel Âge

    Assistant Director

  20. 1956

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