Robert Efird
Biographic Data
| ID | 4103578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Efird |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Efird |
| SIGNATURE | EFIRD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech University, VA, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5802-8976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Figures of Iurodstvo in Tarkovsky’s The Passion According to Andrei
Variations on the holy fool recur throughout the films of Andrei Tarkovsky but the figure of the iurodivyi is perhaps never more pervasive or critical to the task at hand than in his second feature-length film, The Passion According to Andrei . This article examines holy foolishness as an essential aspect of the artistic personality in Tarkovsky’s depiction of Andrei Rublev, Boriska, and Theophanes the Greek. In addition, Tarkovsky’s idiosyncrati…
Deleuze on Tarkovsky
Isochrony and the Story/Discourse Distinction in Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark
Isochrony and the Story/Discourse Distinction in Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark Robert Efird (bio) In an uninterrupted ninety-minute shot Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark (2002) guides the viewer through nearly three hundred years of Russian history and several kilometers of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Assuming entirely the gaze of an unseen visitor, the camera passes through many of the galleries and halls of the massive buildi…
Japan’s “War Orphans
In the chaotic aftermath of Japan’s loss in the Asia-Pacific War, thousands of Japanese infants and children were stranded in northeast China and remained there for decades as the foster children of Chinese households. Subsequently, more than two thousand of these “war orphans” have belatedly returned with their families to Japan, where they have faced tremendous difficulties adjusting to Japanese society. This article critically examines the rea…
Andrei Rublev
(2007). Andrei Rublev: Transcendental Style and the Creative Vision. Journal of Popular Film and Television: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 86-93
Rock in a Hard Place
Japan’s “War Orphans
In the chaotic aftermath of Japan’s loss in the Asia-Pacific War, thousands of Japanese infants and children were stranded in northeast China and remained there for decades as the foster children of Chinese households. Subsequently, more than two thousand of these “war orphans” have belatedly returned with their families to Japan, where they have faced tremendous difficulties adjusting to Japanese society. This article critically examines the rea…
Rock in a Hard Place
Andrei Rublev
(2007). Andrei Rublev: Transcendental Style and the Creative Vision. Journal of Popular Film and Television: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 86-93
Japan’s “War Orphans
In the chaotic aftermath of Japan’s loss in the Asia-Pacific War, thousands of Japanese infants and children were stranded in northeast China and remained there for decades as the foster children of Chinese households. Subsequently, more than two thousand of these “war orphans” have belatedly returned with their families to Japan, where they have faced tremendous difficulties adjusting to Japanese society. This article critically examines the rea…
Isochrony and the Story/Discourse Distinction in Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark
Isochrony and the Story/Discourse Distinction in Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark Robert Efird (bio) In an uninterrupted ninety-minute shot Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark (2002) guides the viewer through nearly three hundred years of Russian history and several kilometers of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Assuming entirely the gaze of an unseen visitor, the camera passes through many of the galleries and halls of the massive buildi…
Deleuze on Tarkovsky
Figures of Iurodstvo in Tarkovsky’s The Passion According to Andrei
Variations on the holy fool recur throughout the films of Andrei Tarkovsky but the figure of the iurodivyi is perhaps never more pervasive or critical to the task at hand than in his second feature-length film, The Passion According to Andrei . This article examines holy foolishness as an essential aspect of the artistic personality in Tarkovsky’s depiction of Andrei Rublev, Boriska, and Theophanes the Greek. In addition, Tarkovsky’s idiosyncrati…
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