Virgin Suicides - Reverie, Sorrow and Young Love

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: 1990s Indie Cinema and the Path to The Virgin Suicides

Chapter 2: Next Gen Coppola: Legacy, Loss and the Burden of Biography

Chapter 3: The Enigma of The Virgin Suicides

Chapter 4: Music, Storytelling and Young Love

Chapter 5: The Advertising Aesthetic and Youth Culture of The Virgin Suicides

Chapter 6: Sofia Coppola: The Virgin Suicides, Identity and Difference

About the author

Justin Wyatt is Associate Director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island. He teaches in Communication Studies and Film/Media. He is the author of High Concept: Movies and Marketing in Hollywood and co-editor of Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream.

Summary

In this book, the analysis of the film occurs around three inter-locking arguments: the unusual structuring absence at the center of the film; the intricate manner through which music is used in the drama, communication, and character creation; and the film?s careful and specific referencing of advertising in the 1970s (the decade of the film?s

Product details

• Authors: Justin Wyatt, Justin (University of Rhode Island Wyatt, Justin (University of Rhode Island Usa) Wyatt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367606923
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60692-3
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Cinema and Youth Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism