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Description for John Sayles
Paperback. A consideration of the distinctly independent filmmaker's explicitly political cinema Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 black and white photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
John Sayles is the very paradigm of the contemporary independent filmmaker. By raising much of the funding for his films himself, Sayles functions more independently than most directors, and he has used his freedom to write and produce films with a distinctive personal style and often clearly expressed political positions. From The Return of the Secaucus Seven to Sunshine State, his films have consistently expressed progressive political positions on issues including race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability. In this study, David R. Shumway examines the defining characteristic of Sayles's cinema: its realism. Positing the filmmaker as a critical realist, Shumway explores ... Read more
John Sayles is the very paradigm of the contemporary independent filmmaker. By raising much of the funding for his films himself, Sayles functions more independently than most directors, and he has used his freedom to write and produce films with a distinctive personal style and often clearly expressed political positions. From The Return of the Secaucus Seven to Sunshine State, his films have consistently expressed progressive political positions on issues including race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability. In this study, David R. Shumway examines the defining characteristic of Sayles's cinema: its realism. Positing the filmmaker as a critical realist, Shumway explores ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Contemporary Film Directors
Condition
New
Weight
269 g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078569
SKU
V9780252078569
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About David R. Shumway
David R. Shumway is the director of the Humanities Center and a professor of English and literary and cultural studies at Carnegie Mellon University. His many books include Modern Love: Romance, Intimacy, and the Marriage Crisis.
Reviews for John Sayles
"An insightful and thorough study of an important film director. Bringing to bear his broad knowledge of cinema, literature, and popular culture, David R. Shumway's study will appeal to fans of Sayles's work and others interested in the politics of American cinema."
Lucy Fischer, editor of American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations "A thoughtful overview."
Times Literary Supplement
Lucy Fischer, editor of American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations "A thoughtful overview."
Times Literary Supplement