Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Murphet, Julian
Titre(s) : Todd Solondz [Texte imprimé] / Julian Murphet
Publication : Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Description matérielle : x, 175 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection : Contemporary film directors
Lien à la collection : Contemporary film directors
Note(s) : Includes bibliographies references (pages 171-172), filmography (pages 163-169), and
index
"Films like Welcome to the dollhouse and Happiness established Todd Solondz as independent
cinema's premier satirist. Blending a trademark black humor into atmospheres of grueling
bleakness, Solondz repeatedly takes moviegoers into a bland suburban junk space peopled
by the damaged, the neglected, and the depraved. Julian Murphet appraises the career
of the controversial, if increasingly ignored, indie film auteur. Through close readings
and a discussion with the director, Murphet dissects how Solondz's themes and techniques
serve stories laden with hot-button topics like pedophilia, rape, and family and systemic
cruelty. Solondz's uncompromising return to the same motifs, stylistic choices, and
characters rejects any idea of aesthetic progression. Instead, he embraces an art
of diminishing returns that satirizes the laws of valuation sustaining what we call
cinema."
Sujet(s) : Solondz, Todd (1959-....) -- Critique et interprétation
Cinéma indépendant -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 233092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Réalisation - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780252042768. - ISBN 025204276X. - ISBN 9780252084591. - ISBN 0252084594
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46558651p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46558651
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
