"Gus Van Sant stands among the great international directors. Examining his films thematically, this book finds consistency of vision in his unique approach to cinema, which deploys postmodernist tech
Vicari analyzes the films of Nicolas Winding Refn from the perspective of what he sees as Refn's seven disorganizing principles. The first chapter of the book is an in-depth look at these principles,
"Subjects considered in this book include the films of Charlie Kaufman and Stan Brakhage, the fiction of Philip Roth and Don DeLillo, the feminist art criticism of Lucy Lippard, and the meanings of vi
In recent decades, male bisexuality has become a recurring topic in international cinema, as filmmakers and their works challenge our ideas about sexual freedom and identity. In all of these films, m
Japanese film is enduringly fascinating, challenging and rewarding. This book provides a cultural, historical and philosophical study of Japanese film, from the silent era to the present-day, focusing
While he confesses that he is attracted to surrealism's use of the unconscious as a source of inspiration, Vicari, an essayist and film writer, notes that the surrealist movement's ranks contracted ar
"In this collection of thematically related stories, celebrated Belgian author Franecois Emmanuel shows his indebtedness to the great poetic iconoclasts of the French language--not least Charles Baude
Octave Mirbeau, author of the classic satires The Torture Garden and Diary of a Chambermaid (the latter filmed by both Jean Renoir and Luis Bunuel), wrote this scathing and uproarious novel on the v
