The Cinema of Todd Haynes: All That Heaven Allows

by James Morrison

Overview

Todd Haynes has emerged from the trenches of independent American film in the 1990s to become one of the twenty-first century's most audacious filmmakers. In a series of smart, informative essays, this book traces his career from its roots in New Queer Cinema to the Oscar-nominated Far from Heaven (2002). Along the way, it covers such landmark films as Poison (1991), Safe (1995), and Velvet Goldmine (1998). Contributors look at these films from a variety of angles, including his debts to the avant-garde and such noted precursors as Rainer Werner Fassbinder; his adventurous uses of melodrama; and his incisive portrayals of contemporary life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904764779
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	02/13/2007
Series:	Directors' Cuts
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

James Morrison is associate professor in film at Claremont McKenna College, California. He is the author of Passport to Hollywood: Hollywood Films, European Directors, as well as books on Roman Polanski and Terrence Malick.

Editorial Reviews

Fascinating and provocative.

Guide - Michael Bronski

Fascinating and provocative.

— Michael Bronski

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