Charles Burnett: a cinema of symbolic knowledge

In this, the first volume devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded as the most influential member of the L.A. Rebellion group of African American filmmakers, James Naremore provides a close critical study of all Burnett's major pictures for movies and television, including 'Killer of Sheep', 'To Sleep with Anger', 'The Glass Shield', 'Nightjohn', 'The Wedding', 'Nat Turner', and 'Warming by the Devil's Fire'.