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The cinema of Michael Winterbottom : borders, intimacy, terror / Bruce Bennett.
LIBRA PN1998.3.W5685 B46 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Bruce, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Directors' cuts
- Directors' cuts.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Winterbottom, Michael--Criticism and interpretation.
- Winterbottom, Michael.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Criticism and interpretation.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wallflower Press 2014.
- Summary:
- 'An excellent introduction to the work of one of Britain's most intriguing and impressive filmmakers, fully acknowledging the breadth and variety of his body of work ... Indispensable for anyone interested in contemporary British film.' 'Offers both lucid commentary and penetrating thematic analysis of Winterbottom's films. An innovative and exciting director here receives the kind of thoughtful and thought-provoking attention he deserves in a thoroughly excellent contribution to the Directors' Cuts series.' This comprehensive study of prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom explores the thematic, stylistic, and intellectual consistencies running through his eclectic and controversial body of work. The volume undertakes a close analysis of a TV series directed by Winterbottom and sixteen of his films ranging from television dramas to transnational co-productions featuring Hollywood stars, and from documentaries to costume films. The critique is centered on Winterbottom's collaborative working practices, political and cultural contexts, and critical reception. Arguing that his work delineates a 'cinema of borders', this study examines Winterbottom's treatment of sexuality, class, ethnicity, and national and international politics, as well as his quest to adequately narrate inequality, injustice, and violence. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Welcome to Sarajevo: Television, 'Documentary Fiction' and Border-Crossing 25
- 2 Intimacy 47
- 3 Nation and Genre 105
- 4 Borders and Terror 152.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231167376
- 0231167377
- 0231167369
- 9780231167369
- OCLC:
- 842879145
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