Contemporary Directors Cinema / Jacob Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leigh, Jacob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Reviews.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Contemporary Directors Cinema refreshes the argument about the role of the director through the practice of evaluative criticism. The book identifies what makes nine recent films successful achievements by their directors and collaborators. Each chapter gives some context for the director s work, but the central argument focuses on the style, form and themes of each film, while explicating aspects of point of view and tone. Contemporary Directors Cinema argues that in each of its nine case studies the director s work is central to the achievement of economy, unity, eloquence, subtlety, depth, vigour, vividness and intensity. By offering critical readings of nine films from mainstream film culture, Contemporary Directors Cinema demonstrates that cinema remains vital as a directors medium. The films discussed in this book are: Pain and Glory (2019); Shoplifters (2018); Parasite (2019); The White Ribbon (2009); Les Chansons d'amour (2007); The Bling Ring (2013); The Great Beauty (2013); Leviathan (2014); and Winter Sleep (2014).

Contents:

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Pain and Glory (Pedro Almod var, 2019) 2. Shoplifters (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018) 3. Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, 2019) 4. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009) 5. Les Chansons d amour (Christophe Honor , 2007) 6. The Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola, 2013) 7. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013) 8. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014) 9. Winter Sleep (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2014) Conclusion Bibliography Index

ISBN:

9781501366154

1501366157

9781501366178

1501366173

9781501366161

1501366165

OCLC:

1456147280