The cinema of the Coen brothers : hard-boiled entertainments / Jeffrey Adams, Monographie imprimée
Language: anglais.Country: GrandeBretagne, EtatsUnis.Publication : London, New York : Wallflower Press, copyright 2015Description: 1 vol. (VII-216 p.) : ill., couv. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 978-0-231-17461-9; 978-0-231-17460-2.Series: Directors' cutsAbstract: The films of the Coen brothers have become a contemporary cultural phenomenon. Highly acclaimed and commercially successful, over the years their movies have attracted increasingly larger audiences and spawned a subculture of dedicated fans. Shunning fame and celebrity, Ethan and Joel Coen remain maverick filmmakers, producing and directing independent films outside the Hollywood mainstream in a unique style combining classic genres like film noir with black comedy to tell off-beat stories about America and the American Dream. This volume provides an overview of Academy Award-winners and cult favorites alike, examining the development of the Coen's body of work by identifying and analyzing major themes and generic constructs, and offering diverse interpretative approaches to their enigmatic films. Drawing on a wide array of sources, especially the pulp fiction of Dashiell Hammet, James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler, it examines the influence of these literary sources as well as key cinematic precursors to reveal how the Coens' intertextual creativity exemplifies the aesthetics of postmodernism [4e de couv.].Bibliography: Bibliogr. p. 204-209. Index.Subject - Personal Name: Coen, Ethan, 1957- Critique et interprétation | Coen, Joel, 1954- Critique et interprétation Subject - Topical Name: Réalisateurs de cinéma -- États-Unis 1970-| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Prêt normal | Bibliothèque provisoire Bron Salle de lecture | Anglais | 791.43 Coen ADA (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0380809764 |
Bibliogr. p. 204-209. Index
The films of the Coen brothers have become a contemporary cultural phenomenon. Highly acclaimed and commercially successful, over the years their movies have attracted increasingly larger audiences and spawned a subculture of dedicated fans. Shunning fame and celebrity, Ethan and Joel Coen remain maverick filmmakers, producing and directing independent films outside the Hollywood mainstream in a unique style combining classic genres like film noir with black comedy to tell off-beat stories about America and the American Dream. This volume provides an overview of Academy Award-winners and cult favorites alike, examining the development of the Coen's body of work by identifying and analyzing major themes and generic constructs, and offering diverse interpretative approaches to their enigmatic films. Drawing on a wide array of sources, especially the pulp fiction of Dashiell Hammet, James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler, it examines the influence of these literary sources as well as key cinematic precursors to reveal how the Coens' intertextual creativity exemplifies the aesthetics of postmodernism [4e de couv.]
