Refocus: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan

von Brett Davies

248 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Acknowledgements>Part I: "I'm making this up as I go" Lawrence Kasdan and Raiders of the Lost ArkChapter 1. Smith and Jones: Discourse Analysis of the Raiders of the Lost Ark Story ConferenceChapter 2. Visual Language in the Raiders of the Lost Ark Screenplay

Part II: Kasdan the Director: Developing Style(s)Chapter 3. Body Heat: Heightened Style in the Neo-NoirChapter 4. Classical Structure in the "Perfect Ensemble" of The Big Chill

Part III: Voice of the Largest GenerationChapter 5. Altruism and Otherness in The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, and Grand CanyonChapter 6. Cowboys, Aliens, and Sixtysomethings: Age and Nostalgia in Kasdan's Later Films

Part IV: Influences, Without and WithinChapter 7. From Noir to Kurosawa: Allusion and Homage in Lawrence Kasdan's Films>Part V: A Long Time in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayChapter 9. From Star Wars to Saga: Lawrence Kasdan and The Empire Strikes BackChapter 10. Revenge of the Monomyth: Reclaiming the Hero's Journey in Return of the JediChapter 11. A New Hope in The Force AwakensChapter 12. A Changed Man: Solo and Beyond>Lawrence Kasdan: Writing and Directing Credits

FilmographyBibliography

• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Film, Kino Einzelne Regisseure, Filmemacher
• ISBN: 9781399524070
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2024
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press