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Memento
Dr. Claire Molloy
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Paperback. The book introduces Memento as an important independent film and uses it to explore relationships between "indie," arthouse and commercial mainstream cinema, independent film marketing practices and online fan communities. The book also locates Memento within debates around key film studies concepts such as genre, narrative and reception. Series: American Indies. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Ambiguous, complex and innovative, Christopher Nolan's Memento has intrigued audiences and critics since the day of its release. Memento is the archetypal 'puzzle film', a noir thriller about a man with short-term memory loss seemingly seeking revenge for the death of his wife but finding it increasingly difficult to navigate through the facts. Truth, memory and identity are all questioned in a film that refuses to give easy answers or to adhere to some of the fundamental rules of classical filmmaking as the film makes use of some audacious stylistic and narrative choices, including a unique (for American cinema) editing ... Read more
Ambiguous, complex and innovative, Christopher Nolan's Memento has intrigued audiences and critics since the day of its release. Memento is the archetypal 'puzzle film', a noir thriller about a man with short-term memory loss seemingly seeking revenge for the death of his wife but finding it increasingly difficult to navigate through the facts. Truth, memory and identity are all questioned in a film that refuses to give easy answers or to adhere to some of the fundamental rules of classical filmmaking as the film makes use of some audacious stylistic and narrative choices, including a unique (for American cinema) editing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
American Indies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748637720
SKU
V9780748637720
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About Dr. Claire Molloy
Claire Molloy is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Her published work is centrally concerned with issues of identity, representation, independent film and popular culture.
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