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Description for Todd Haynes
Hardback. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Todd Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the director's work. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black and white photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Todd Haynes's films are intricate and purposeful, combining the intellectual impact of art cinema with the emotional accessibility of popular genres. They are also underpinned by a serious commitment to feminism and queer theory. From his 1985 student film about Arthur Rimbaud to his shapeshifting portrait of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There (2007) and the riveting HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), Haynes has made films whose complex weave of stories and characters reveals dark, painful intensities. His taste for narrative experimentation and pastiche is haunted by anguish. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Haynes, ... Read more
Todd Haynes's films are intricate and purposeful, combining the intellectual impact of art cinema with the emotional accessibility of popular genres. They are also underpinned by a serious commitment to feminism and queer theory. From his 1985 student film about Arthur Rimbaud to his shapeshifting portrait of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There (2007) and the riveting HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), Haynes has made films whose complex weave of stories and characters reveals dark, painful intensities. His taste for narrative experimentation and pastiche is haunted by anguish. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Haynes, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Film Directors
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252037566
SKU
V9780252037566
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About Rob White
Rob White, the editor of Film Quarterly, is the author of Freud's Memory: Psychoanalysis, Mourning and the Foreign Body and the BFI Film Classics study on The Third Man.
Reviews for Todd Haynes
"Driven by an equally passionate love and questioning of Haynes's films, Rob White's energetic book surpasses mere survey to originate an important understanding of this important cinema."
D. A. Miller, author of 8 1/2 "The book offers a sound account of a director who remains committed to addressing the shortcomings of contemporary America."
Journal of American Culture "An impressive ... Read more
D. A. Miller, author of 8 1/2 "The book offers a sound account of a director who remains committed to addressing the shortcomings of contemporary America."
Journal of American Culture "An impressive ... Read more