Les livres en français sont sur www.livres-cinema.info
The Films of Peter Greenaway
Sex, Death and Provocation
(0 vote)Moyenne des votes :
| 0 | vote |  = On peut s'en passer |
| 0 | vote |  = Bon livre |
| 0 | vote |  = Excellent livre |
| 0 | vote |  = Unique / une référence |
Votre vote : -
Description de l'ouvrage:
British filmmaker Peter Greenaway says life offers only two subjects: “One is sex and the other is death.” Greenaway uses both and romanticizes neither; indeed, his goal is the antithesis of the sanitary and sentimental portrayal of humanity. Although his films have met with outrage from some viewers, cult audiences praise them for insightful messages: that people are detached from violence because they fail to see others’ bodies as identical to their own; that predatory capitalism has caused humans to lose sight of our shared physicality and mortality; and that taboos are simply a system allowing people to exercise power over others.
This book examines nine of Greenaway’s feature films, dedicating a chapter to each: The Draughtsman’s Contract; A Zed and Two Noughts; The Belly of an Architect; Drowning by Numbers; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; Prospero’s Books; The Baby of Mâcon; The Pillow Book; and 8 ½ Women. The author examines the characters and plot, studies the structure and elements of the story, explores Greenaway’s motives and reactions, and reveals audience reactions, including comments from viewers. A filmography lists films written and directed by Peter Greenaway from 1962 to 2004.
À propos de l'auteur :
Douglas Keesey is a professor of film and literature at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. He lives in Cayucos.
Revue de Presse:
"an excellently documented and reasoned dissection of Greenaway’s films"—Midwest Book Review.
Voir le site internet de l'éditeur McFarland & Co
Voir la filmographie complète de Peter Greenaway sur le site IMDB ...
> Livres ayant un titre identique ou proche :
> Du même auteur :
Jack Nicholson (2009)
de Douglas Keesey
(en anglais, français et allemand)
Sujet : Actor > Jack Nicholson
> Sur un thème proche :
Peter Greenaway (2000)
Interviews
Dir. Vernon Gras et Marguerite Gras
Sujet : Director > Peter Greenaway
Adrian Brunel and British Cinema of the 1920s (2024)
The Artist versus the Moneybags
Sujet : Director > Adrian Brunel
Diaspora and Cultural Negotiations (2022)
The Films of Gurinder Chadha
Dir. Shilpa Daithota Bhat
Sujet : Director > Gurinder Chadha
Lindsay Anderson Revisited (2016)
Unknown Aspects of a Film Director
Dir. Erik Hedling et Christophe Dupin
Sujet : Director > Lindsay Anderson
The Films of Alan Parker, 1976–2003 (2015)
de David F. Gonthier Jr. et Timothy M. O’Brien
Sujet : Director > Alan Parker
Retour
