Refocus: the Films of Lawrence Kasdan

Brett Davies (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2024
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-2407-0 (ISBN)

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Critically examines the work of American filmmaker and screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan

AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part I: "I'm making this up as I go": Lawrence Kasdan and Raiders of the Lost ArkChapter 1. Smith and Jones: Discourse Analysis of the Raiders of the Lost Ark Story ConferenceChapter 2. Visual Language in the Raiders of the Lost Ark Screenplay Part II: Kasdan the Director: Developing Style(s)Chapter 3. Body Heat: Heightened Style in the Neo-NoirChapter 4. Classical Structure in the "Perfect Ensemble" of The Big Chill Part III: Voice of the Largest GenerationChapter 5. Altruism and Otherness in The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, and Grand CanyonChapter 6. Cowboys, Aliens, and Sixtysomethings: Age and Nostalgia in Kasdan's Later Films Part IV: Influences, Without and WithinChapter 7. From Noir to Kurosawa: Allusion and Homage in Lawrence Kasdan's FilmsChapter 8. Kasdan's Collaborations: Creation and Performance Part V: A Long Time in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayChapter 9. From Star Wars to Saga: Lawrence Kasdan and The Empire Strikes BackChapter 10. Revenge of the Monomyth: Reclaiming the Hero's Journey in Return of the JediChapter 11. A New Hope in The Force AwakensChapter 12. A Changed Man: Solo and BeyondChapter 13. An Interview with Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Kasdan: Writing and Directing Credits FilmographyBibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	06.03.2024
Reihe/Serie	ReFocus: The American Directors Series
Zusatzinfo	32 black and white illustrations, 1 black and white table
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-3995-2407-0 / 1399524070
ISBN-13	978-1-3995-2407-0 / 9781399524070
Zustand	Neuware