The Stillness of Solitude: Romanticism and Contemporary American Independent Film Contributor(s): Devereaux, Michelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474446051 ISBN-13: 9781474446051 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Reference - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: In the first book-length study of Romanticism in relation to American film, Michelle Devereaux takes established theories of contemporary American independent cinema as a point of entry, exploring the underlying philosophical and aesthetic Romantic connections between a selection of seven films from four popular filmmakers: Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman. Primarily dealing with questions of identity, imagination and the relation between self and world, these films also emphasise the anxieties of our own time: the nostalgia for an imaginary past, and the fear of an uncertain future. |