Far from heaven
by ProQuest (Firm), Davis, Glyn, (Reader in Screen Studies)
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Far from heaven
by ebrary, Inc, Davis, Glyn, (Reader in Screen Studies)
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This book is a study of Far from heaven, a commercially successful film that nevertheless sits rather ambiguously on the boundary between independent and mainstream cinema, operating as an alternative to 'blockbuster' fare.
A knowing and emotionally involving homage, this book is a key text on American independent cinema. It offers a study of 'Far From Heaven', with each chapter centred on a topic crucial for understanding the movie's richness and seductive pleasures, authorship, genre, postmoderni…
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 d…
Film Studies: A Global Introduction reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age. Glyn Davis, Kay Dickinson, Lisa Patti and Amy…
This title reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age. Its approach encourages readers to think about film holistically by lo…