Postmodern Mysticism: A Study of the Feature Films of Guillermo del Toro - Couverture souple

Vanaria, Frankie

 
9783659759475: Postmodern Mysticism: A Study of the Feature Films of Guillermo del Toro
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659759473 ISBN 13 : 9783659759475
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Postmodern Mysticism carefully explores the cinema of the prolific filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Arguing for del Toro’s status as a consummate artist, this study encompasses all eight of his films, and mobilizes close, formal analyses of del Toro’s distinctive style as an extension of his personal history and personality. In doing so, Postmodern Mysticism illuminates the motifs, images, and issues that del Toro is invested in, such as: the beauty and horror of bodies; the restructuring and subversion of genre codes and conventions; and representations of children that reject sentimentalism. Moreover, with the recent preponderance of films and television programs based on or inspired by Christian and fairytale narratives, Postmodern Mysticism positions del Toro’s cinema as a subversive body of work that aims to challenge—without pretense or derision—religious dogma and the prettification of fairytales. As such, del Toro’s work is necessary viewing for audiences looking to break free from conventional approaches to— and understandings of—Christianity and fairytales as they appear in film and television.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Postmodern Mysticism carefully explores the cinema of the prolific filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Arguing for del Toro’s status as a consummate artist, this study encompasses all eight of his films, and mobilizes close, formal analyses of del Toro’s distinctive style as an extension of his personal history and personality. In doing so, Postmodern Mysticism illuminates the motifs, images, and issues that del Toro is invested in, such as: the beauty and horror of bodies; the restructuring and subversion of genre codes and conventions; and representations of children that reject sentimentalism. Moreover, with the recent preponderance of films and television programs based on or inspired by Christian and fairytale narratives, Postmodern Mysticism positions del Toro’s cinema as a subversive body of work that aims to challenge—without pretense or derision—religious dogma and the prettification of fairytales. As such, del Toro’s work is necessary viewing for audiences looking to break free from conventional approaches to— and understandings of—Christianity and fairytales as they appear in film and television.

Biographie de l'auteur

Frankie Vanaria is an American Studies PhD student at Boston University. His interests include genre cinema, film theory and aesthetics, the intersection between ideology and art, and the representation of children in media.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659759473
ISBN 13 
9783659759475
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
148
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