Cinema's Alchemist

<div> <p>Péter Forgács based in Budapest is best known for his award-winning films built on home movies from the 1930s to the 1960s that document ordinary lives soon to intersect with offscreen historical events. <i>Cinema's Alchemist</i> offers a sustained exploration of the imagination and skill with which Forgács reshapes such film footage originally intended for private and personal viewing into extraordinary films dedicated to remembering the past in ways that matter for our future.</p> <p>Contributors: Whitney Davis U of California Berkeley; László F. Földényi U of Theatre Film and Television Budapest; Marsha Kinder U of Southern California; Tamás Korányi; Scott MacDonald Hamilton College; Tyrus Miller U of California Santa Cruz; Roger Odin U of Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle; Catherine Portuges U of Massachusetts Amherst; Michael S. Roth Wesleyan U; Kaja Silverman U of Pennsylvania; Ernst van Alphen Leiden U the Netherlands; Malin Wahlberg Stockholm U.<br></p> </div>