Film as a Subversive Art — Amos Vogel, 2021 restored edition

A manifesto that redrew the map of cinema. First published in 1974, Vogel’s landmark study charted a global shift toward liberated film forms and forbidden subjects. This 2021 restored edition corrects hundreds of errors and reproduces over 300 rare film stills, newly sourced and re-scanned. Edited by Jim Colvill and Herb Shellenberger, with a new foreword, it reactivates a foundational text on experimental and politically charged cinema. Essential for understanding film as provocation, resistance and radical imagination.

Technical Sheet
Title: Film as a Subversive Art
Artist / Author: Amos Vogel
Editors: Jim Colvill; Herb Shellenberger
Date: 2021
Edition: Restored and revised edition
Medium / Materials: Hardcover
Dimensions (inches): 6.5 × 9
Pages: 336
Illustrations: Over 300 film stills
Language: English
Publisher / Editor: The Film Desk
Condition: good