Far from heaven

by Davis, Glyn, (Reader in Screen Studies)

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Title Statements

Full title :Far from heaven / Glyn Davis.

Summary

Nominated for four Oscars, Far from Heaven earned rave reviews and won widespread cultural and critical recognition. A knowing and emotionally involving homage to the films of Douglas Sirk, this film is a key text in the canon of American independent cinema. This book offers a detailed and perceptive study of Haynes' film, with each chapter centred on a topic crucial for understanding Far from Heaven's richness and seductive pleasures (authorship, melodrama, queerness). The film is also positioned in relation to the rest of Todd Haynes' work, the New Queer Cinema movement, and the history of US independent cinema. Key Features Introduces queer theory, and applies insights from the field to Far from Heaven . Explores the changing meaning and form of independent film in the US. Tackles the spectatorship issues surrounding retrospective viewing and rereading of classical Hollywood film. Written by a leading authority on Todd Haynes.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Edinburgh University Press
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780748647026, 0748647023
oclc:ocn751983196
LC Classification:PN1997.2.F37
Dewey Decimal:791.4372

'Indie' -- Authorship -- Genre -- Queerness -- Coda.

Subjects

Cinéastes indépendants -- États-Unis Criticism, interpretation, etc Electronic books Far from Heaven (Motion picture) Films indépendants -- Histoire et criti… Haynes, Todd Independent filmmakers Independent filmmakers -- United States Independent films Independent films -- History and critic… PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video United States