BackThe Films of Mary Harron
(book in English)
Edited by Kyle Barrett
- Type
- Studies
- Subject
- Director > Mary Harron
- Mary Harron
- Publishing Date
- 2023 (August 31, 2023)
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Collection
- ReFocus: The American Directors Series
- Language
- English
Relative size
- Physical desc.
- Paperback • 192 pages • 17 €
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm) - ISBN
- 978-1-4744-9442-7
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Book Presentation:
Offers the first first book-length study of Mary Harron's career and works Argues that Harron's work has a distinguishing approach to stylistic and aesthetic choices prompted by cultural contexts, controversial subject matter and production limitations Explores her depiction of masculinity, patriarchy, feminism, and biopic genre Positions Harron's filmmaking as a diverse, challenging body of work that is contextualized within contemporary industry practicesMary Harron's diverse career includes cult films like I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page, as well as a range of network and cable television episodes. This is the first book to examine an overlooked filmmaker in relation to feminist cinema. It discusses the dialectical dynamics within her wide-ranging body of work, and it argues that Harron's work has a distinguishing approach to stylistic and aesthetic choices prompted by cultural contexts, controversial subject matter and production limitations. Each chapter provides an in-depth study on Harron's creative approaches to film and television production, with chapters offering close readings of each of her 5 narrative features, and her work in television and promotional film. With scholarly approaches from the fields of cinema, television, gender, fashion, death and celebrity studies, this is a long-awaited introduction to a groundbreaking figure in contemporary cinema.
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