Noël Burch

Born: 1932-01-22

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Noël Burch (born 1932) is an American film theorist and movie maker who moved to France at a young age. Burch is known for his contribution to terms commonly used by film scholars (such as institutional mode of representation (IMR)) and for his theories compiled in books such as Theory of Film Practice or La lucarne de L'Infini.

Known For

What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
Exterior Night
Regarding Susan Sontag
Le Bel Âge
Red Hollywood
Marie et le Curé
Notes for Jerome
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Aller simple (Tres historias del Río de la Plata)

Top Movie Credits

Le Bel Âge Assistant Director
Marie et le Curé Cinematography