num_pages: 226
description: In spite of the difficulty of most American avant-garde films, one can read volumes and find almost no mention of how to view these films. Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order addresses precisely this how—and to what extent—can viewers make sense of American avant-garde films? It is a controversial book that examines the implicit assumptions of traditional scholarship, advocates on alternative to dominant approaches to the avant-garde cinema, and questions some long-standing clichés about the history of the avant-garde.
language: English
title: Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order: Understanding the American Avant-Garde Cinema
titlecomplete: Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order: Understanding the American Avant-Garde Cinema (Contemporary Film and Television)
genres: Film
ratings_count: 13
series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series, Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media
publisher: Wayne State University Press