Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson - American Apocrypha

This book provides the most complete account of Paul Thomas Anderson's career to date, encompassing his evolution from a self-anointed auteur to one of his generation's most distinctive voices. It is at once an unconventional primer on Anderson's films and a provocative reframing of what makes his work so essential.

Table des matières

Acknowledgments
Foreword, by Lindsay Zoladz
Introduction
1. On Paul Thomas Anderson's Career to Date
2. On Places and Spaces
3. On Influence
4. On Domesticity
5. On Screenwriting
6. On Gender Performance
7. On Alienation Effects
8. On Faith and Belief
9. On Music Videos
10. On History
Notes
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Ethan Warren is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, and is the writer and director of the film West of Her.

Résumé

This book provides the most complete account of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career to date, encompassing his evolution from a self-anointed auteur to one of his generation’s most distinctive voices. It is at once an unconventional primer on Anderson’s films and a provocative reframing of what makes his work so essential.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ethan Warren
• Edition: Columbia University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 23.05.2023
• EAN: 9780231204583
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20458-3
• Pages: 256
• Thème: Directors' Cuts
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Théâtre, ballet; Performing Arts, ART / Digital, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Electronic, holographic & video art, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film production: technical & background skills, Film Theory & Criticism, Digital, video and new media arts, Film history, theory or criticism, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills