Films of Michael Mann - From the Prison Wall to the Firewall

Michael Mann is a formidable filmmaking personality. This book ranges not only over his films-from 1979's The Jericho Mile to 2015's Blackhat-but also over the scope of intellectual interests they exemplify to mine the commonalities, themes, and traits that may suggest the presence of an auteur.

About the author

Deryck Swan teaches English and Media at Trinity Academy in Edinburgh. This is his first book.

Summary

Through his investigation of Mann's filmography and the personality that flowsthrough it, author Deryck Swan provides the reader with accessible and new waysof thinking about his films to date, including, amongst myriad other things,references to painter Morris Louis, desert modernism, West Coastprison culture, Chicago Mayor Richard M.

Product details

• Authors: Deryck Swan, Deryck Swann
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781911325178
• ISBN: 978-1-911325-17-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Auteur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies