Unbridling the Western Film Auteur: Contemporary, Transnational and Intertextual Explorations Contributor(s): Hamilton, Emma (Editor), Rolls, Alistair (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1787071553 ISBN-13: 9781787071551 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Psychology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
LCCN: 2017960109 |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.73 lbs) 236 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: According to Jim Kitses (1969), the Western originally offered American directors a rich canvas to express a singular authorial vision of the American past and its significance. The Western's recognizable conventions and symbols, rich filmic heritage, and connections to pulp fiction created a widely spoken language for self-expression and supplemented each filmmaker's power to express their vision of American society. This volume seeks to re-examine the significance of auteur theory for the Western by analysing the auteur director unbridled by traditional definitions or national contexts. This book renders a complex portrait of the Western auteur by considering the genre in a transnational context. It proposes that narrow views of auteurism should be reconsidered in favour of broader definitions that see meaning created, both intentionally and unintentionally, by a director; by other artistic contributors, including actors and the audience; or through the intersection with other theoretical concepts such as re-allegorization. In so doing, it illuminates the Western as a vehicle for expressing complex ideas of national and transnational identity. |
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