Welcome to Wallflower Press, home of independent
specialist publishing across the full spectrum of cinema and the moving
image. After eight years as leading specialist book publishers, Wallflower Press recently revealed its diversification into magazine production, with the publication of two quarterly magazines, Film & Festivals and Electric Sheep. To celebrate, we have organised a variety of special offers and launch events, including a recent presentation at the Tribeca Film Festival. To read a write-up of the night, please click here.
In addition, you can scroll down for details of our new and very recent books, plus our forthcoming titles page provides information about publications set to be published throughout 2008. You can find contents lists, notes on authors and contributors, press and academic reviews, and free sample chapters to download for all books listed below, as with all our titles, and links to related publications can be found at the foot of each book's webpage.
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NEW TITLES – sample chapters are available for all publications
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The Dekalog series is a new list of bi-annual publications, dedicated to presenting serious and insightful criticism on a wide range of subjects across the full spectrum of contemporary global cinema. Each issue is a guest-edited specially-themed volume including the writings of a diverse collection of authors, from academic scholars, film critics, filmmakers and producers, and personalities involved in all kinds of institutionalised cinephilia such as film festival directors and film museum curators.
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DEKALOG 01 |
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This first issue in the Dekalog series brings together writers from diverese disciplinary and national backgrounds, including an interview with the renowned filmmaker Jørgen Leth. Together the essays investigate von Trier's recent work, The Five Obstructions, presenting the film as a philosophically compelling cinematic work. |
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FILMS OF FACT |
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THE CINEMA OF NEIL JORDAN Dark Carnival Carole Zucker Preface by Stephen Rea March 2008 |
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Britain's long tradition of scientific and medical documentaries remains underrepresented in the literature on nonfiction film. Films of Fact is the first in-depth history of the genre, which began with amateur hobbyists in the early twentieth century, played a key role in government post-war health programmes, and became a treasured part of popular culture. |
With a preface by the internationally-acclaimed actor, Stephen Rea, The Cinema of Neil Jordan discusses Jordan's entire output, looking beyond ideological and national concerns to view his films through the prism of Celtic folklore, fairy tales, the Gothic, romanticism and postmodernism. Includes in-depth discussion on Interview with the Vampire, (1994), The End of the Affair (1999), Breakfast on Pluto (2005) and The Brave One (2007). |
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INTERNATIONAL FILM GUIDE 2008 |
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INGMAR BERGMAN REVISITED Edited by Maaret Koskinen |
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'First published in 1963, the International Film Guide enjoys an unrivalled reputation as the most authoritative and trusted source of information on world cinema. Now relaunched by Wallflower Press, the 2008 (44th) edition is a special double edition covering the films and festivals of 2006 and 2007, via a ‘World Survey’ section encompassing the output of over 100 countries. |
Ingmar Bergman Revisited is a collection of new essays based on a major international symposium held in Stockholm in 2005 on the legacy of one of cinema’s most towering figures. Moving beyond simple auteurist readings of Bergman as a cinematic artist, the writings here evaluate the theatrical and literary sides of Bergman’s work to reconsider the achievements of the Swedish director, up to his last film Saraband (2003). |
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