Refocus: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan - Hardcover
by Brett Davies
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brett DaviesSeries:Refocus: The American DirectorsPublish date:2024-03-31Pages:248
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399524070ISBN-10:1399524070UPC:9781399524070Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Individual Director, Screenplays, FilmBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.16Product ID:SCSFEGMMHC
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Smith and Jones: Discourse Analysis of the Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference
Chapter 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-Noir
Chapter 4. Classical Structure in the "Perfect Ensemble" of The Big Chill Part III: Voice of the Largest Generation
Chapter 5. Altruism and Otherness in The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, and Grand Canyon
Chapter 6. Cowboys, Aliens, and Sixtysomethings: Age and Nostalgia in Kasdan's Later Films Part IV: Influences, Without and Within
Chapter 7. From Noir to Kurosawa: Allusion and Homage in Lawrence Kasdan's Films
Chapter 8. Kasdan's Collaborations: Creation and Performance Part V: A Long Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Chapter 9. From Star Wars to Saga: Lawrence Kasdan and The Empire Strikes Back
Chapter 10. Revenge of the Monomyth: Reclaiming the Hero's Journey in Return of the Jedi
Chapter 11. A New Hope in The Force Awakens
Chapter 12. A Changed Man: Solo and Beyond
Chapter 13. An Interview with Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Kasdan: Writing and Directing Credits Filmography
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399524070ISBN-10:1399524070UPC:9781399524070Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Individual Director, Screenplays, FilmBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.16Product ID:SCSFEGMMHC
Brett Davies is Associate Professor of English at Meiji University, Tokyo
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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