Teague, Tucker A.2021-08-312021-08-311993-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/26603145 pagesThe following paper concerns three early feature length films by the independent filmmaker Jon Jost. These films are Speaking Directly: Some American Notes (1974), Last Chants for a Slow Dance (Dead End) (1977), and Chameleon (1978). In its broadest sense this thesis is an attempt to define certain trends in Jost's early filmmaking career with the hope that a better understanding of his work can be developed. Each film is examined separately in detail and compared with the other two films. More specifically, each film is examined in regard to the philosophical and aesthetic movements of Romanticism and Realism.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USFilm studiesCriticismJon JostThesis / Dissertation