Ken Russell: Re-Viewing England's Last Mannerist Tapa dura - 2009

Scarecrow Press, 2009. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780810869547

Scarecrow Press, 2009-08-03. Hardcover. New.

Scarecrow Press, 2009-08-03. Hardcover. Like New.

Hardback. New. This book is the first anthology of essays that focuses solely on Ken Russell in over 30 years, and it seeks to reflect a newly revived interest in his films. The essays re-contextualize Russell's work in light of new approaches to film studies and work to correct, nuance, or amend previous scholarship.

New. For more than 40 years, Ken Russell has directed some of the most provocative, controversial, and memorable films in British cinema, including Women in Love, The Music Lovers, Tommy, and Altered States. In this anthology, Kevin Flanagan has compiled essays that simultaneously place Russell's films within various academic contexts-gender studies, Victorian studies, and cultural criticism-on the one hand and expand the foundational history of Russell's career on the other. Ken Russell: Re-Viewing England's Last Mannerist recontextualizes the director's work in light of new approaches to film studies and corrects or amends previous scholarship. This collection tackles Russell's mainstream successes (Tommy, Altered States) and his seldom-seen masterpieces (The Debussy Film, Mahler), as well as his critical flops (Salome's Last Dance, Lady Chatterley's Lover). The book also includes information on Russell's most obscure television films, insights on his controversial… Leer más

Scarecrow Press. Hardcover. New. 9x6x0.