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Informationen zum Autor Whitney Crothers Dilley Klappentext Wes Anderson's films, such as Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), are made in a style so distinctive that his films are often recognizable from a single frame. This book explores the filmic and literary influences that have helped make Anderson a major voice in twenty-first-century "indie" culture. Zusammenfassung Wes Anderson's films, such as Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), are made in a style so distinctive that his films are often recognizable from a single frame. This book explores the filmic and literary influences that have helped make Anderson a major voice in twenty-first-century "indie" culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur¿a History 2. Wes Anderson: His Position in American Cinema and Culture 3. Gender, Youth, and the Explorartion of Masculinity in Bottle Rocket 4. ¿Sic Transit Gloriä: Transgressing the Boundaries of Adolescence in Rushmore 5. The Interplay of Narrative Text, Language, and Film: Literary Influence and Intertextuality in The Royal Tenenbaums 6. Opposition and Resolution: The Dissonance of Celebrity in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 7. Fragmentary Narratives/Incomplete Identities in The Darjeeling Limited 8. Adaptation and Homage: The World of Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr. Fox 9. Reconstitution of the ¿Family¿ and Construction of Normalized Gender in Moonrise Kingdom 10. Literary Influence and Memory: Stefan Zweig and The Grand Budapest Hotel 11. Wes Anderson¿s Short Films and Commercial Work Conclusion: Memory and Narrative in the Works of Wes Anderson Filmography Bibliography Index
