Directory of World Cinema: American Independent
American Independent
$117.63
- Paperback
327 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2010
Summary
With high-profile Academy Award nominations and an increasing number of big-name actors eager to sign on to promising projects, independent films have been at the forefront in recent years like never before. But the roots of such critical and commercial successes as The Hurt Locker and Precious can be traced to the first boom of independent cinema in the 1960s, when a raft of talented filmmakers emergedto capture the attention of a rapidly growing audience of young vie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841503684 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841503681 |
| Author: | John Berra |
| Publisher: | Intellect |
| Imprint: | Intellect Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 327 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 531g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 178mm x 254mm |
| Series: | Directory of World Cinema |
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Critics Review
“Intellect is very quickly establishing itself in the first-book-to-reach-for market with its Directory of World Cinema series… . A particular strength of these volumes is the manner with which historical teleology is disrupted in favor of a more cohesive thematic exploration. This volume also includes pieces on John Waters, David Lynch, Charlie Kaufman, and Stuart Gordon, as well as appendixes providing recommended reading, online sources, and a “Test Your Knowledge” quiz… . [This is] a very handy volume that is great as a starting point or for those new to particular aspects of a national cinema.“–Scott Wilson “Media International Australia” (5/15/2011 12:00:00 AM)
John Berra
John Berra is a writer and researcher, specialising in Media Studies, and is the author of Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production (Intellect Books). John has written academic articles about modern cinema and its cultural significance, and he is currently working on a book concerning auteur theory with reference to contemporary international filmmakers.
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