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Refocus: The International Dir...Silent-era film scholarship has all too often focused on a handful of German d... Silent-era film scholarship has all too often focused on a handful of German directors including Fritz Lang F. W. Murnau and Ernst Lubitsch but little attention has been paid to arguably one of the most influential filmmakers of the period: Paul... more
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Refocus: The American Director...This first collection devoted to Susan Seidelman -- director producer and visi... This first collection devoted to Susan Seidelman -- director producer and visionary of feminist American cinema and television - includes never-before-published archival material and an interview with insights into her process and thoughts on... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping th... Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping the cinematic identity of France over the past forty years yet in many ways his chosen genre of comedy has relegated his work to the margins of Film Studies. Using an... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society the fil... An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society the filmmaker Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944-98) has become a neglected figure in discussions of diaspora cinema. In this - the first English-language book to reflect on his work and... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping th... Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping the cinematic identity of France over the past forty years yet in many ways his chosen genre of comedy has relegated his work to the margins of Film Studies. Using an... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Korean cinema though currently established as one of the most successful inter... Korean cinema though currently established as one of the most successful international film industries has never been a fair ground for women filmmakers. Amidst the heavily male dominated Korean cinema and the film industry Yim has consistently... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...JoaquÃn Jordá is not only one of the most important directors in Spanish fil... JoaquÃn Jordá is not only one of the most important directors in Spanish film history but through his films he also connects this history with the ideological and aesthetical movements that took place in European cinema and culture. His influence... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society the fil... An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society the filmmaker Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944-98) has become a neglected figure in discussions of diaspora cinema. In this - the first English-language book to reflect on his work and... more
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Refocus: The American Director...Born in Oklahoma into the Chickasaw Nation Wallace Fox directed films over the... Born in Oklahoma into the Chickasaw Nation Wallace Fox directed films over the span of four decades. Known primarily for Westerns and mystery films his output starred such famed actors as Bela Lugosi Bob Steele and Lon Chaney. ReFocus: The Films of... more
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Refocus: The American Director...Often described as the Master of Gimmicks William Castle is best known for the... Often described as the Master of Gimmicks William Castle is best known for the outrageous publicity stunts that characterised his genre films in the 1950s and 60s including offers for an insurance policy against death by fright vibrating seats a... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Ken Russell was among the most provocative creative original and important dir... Ken Russell was among the most provocative creative original and important directors in British film and television history but his career and legacy have long suffered under the media clichés of Madman or Enfant Terrible of British cinema -... more
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Refocus: The American Director...Refocus: The Films of Amy Heckerling is the first book-length study of the wor... Refocus: The Films of Amy Heckerling is the first book-length study of the work of Amy Heckerling the phenomenally popular director and screenwriter of Clueless and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. As such the book constitutes a significant... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...ReFocus: The Films of Claire Denis comprises 14 original works of criticism fr... ReFocus: The Films of Claire Denis comprises 14 original works of criticism from world leading Denis scholars and early career researchers.With contributors from as far afield as Canada and Australia the collection offers a global perspective on... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Despite the brief span of her directorial career lasting from 1963 to 1979 the... Despite the brief span of her directorial career lasting from 1963 to 1979 the Soviet Ukrainian director Larisa Shepitko produced a remarkable body of work one that received an expansive national and international attention and led her to winning... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...The acclaimed French auteur behind the mind-bending modern classic Eternal Sun... The acclaimed French auteur behind the mind-bending modern classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Michel Gondry has directed a number of innovative ground-breaking films and... more
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Refocus: The American Director...Offers the first comprehensive academic text to explore Paul Schrader s film c... Offers the first comprehensive academic text to explore Paul Schrader s film career through analysis of his directing screenwriting and film criticism Contains a chapter-length interview in which Schrader examines the arc of his career for the first... more
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Refocus: The American Director...From Destination Tokyo (1943) to The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965) Delmer... From Destination Tokyo (1943) to The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965) Delmer Daves was responsible for a unique body of work but few filmmakers have been as critically overlooked in existing scholarly literature. Often regarded as an embodiment of... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...Despite an output of only 7 feature films in 20 years Andrei Tarkovsky has had... Despite an output of only 7 feature films in 20 years Andrei Tarkovsky has had a profound influence on international cinema. Famous for their spiritual depth and incredible visual beauty his films have gained cult status among cineastes and are... more
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Refocus: The International Dir...João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata are one of the most cosmopo... João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata are one of the most cosmopolitan duos in contemporary world cinema. Their films tell us stories of love and human desire receiving a highly favourable reception among critics and at international... more
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Refocus: The American Director...In his forty-five-year career William Wyler not only traversed the silent and ... In his forty-five-year career William Wyler not only traversed the silent and the sound eras but also connected classic Hollywood to new Hollywood. The range of his films also spans a wide spectrum of genres: from westerns to adaptations of classic... more
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