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Deb Verhoeven - Jane Campion - 9780415262750 - V9780415262750
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Jane Campion

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Description for Jane Campion Paperback. Jane Campion is one of the most celebrated auteurs of modern cinema and was the first female director to be awarded the prestigious Palme d'Or. This title gives an account of Jane Campion's career as a filmmaker and examines how contemporary film directors 'fashion' themselves as auteurs - through their personal interactions with the media. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.

Jane Campion is one of the most celebrated auteurs of modern cinema and was the first female director to be awarded the prestigious Palme d'Or. Throughout her relatively short career, Campion has received extraordinary attention from the media and scholars alike and has provoked fierce debates on issues such as feminism, colonialism, and nationalism.

In this detailed account of Jane Campion's career as a filmmaker, Deb Verhoeven examines specifically how contemporary film directors 'fashion' themselves as auteurs – through their personal interactions with the media, in their choice of projects, in their emphasis on particular filmmaking techniques and finally in ... Read more

Through analysis of key approaches to Campion's films, such as The Piano; In the Cut; Sweetie; An Angel at My Table; and Holy Smoke Deb Verhoeven introduces students to the passionate debates surrounding this controversial and often experimental director

Featuring a career overview, a filmography, scene by scene analysis and an extended interview with Campion on her approach to creativity, this is a great introduction to one of the most important directors of contemporary cinema.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Film Guidebooks
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415262750
SKU
V9780415262750
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Deb Verhoeven
Deb Verhoeven is Associate Professor of Screen Studies in the School of Applied Communication at RMIT University, Australia.  

Reviews for Jane Campion
'Verhoeven's direct, accessible style opens up the book to a wide audience... Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE 'Verhoeven’s is an informed and carefully constructed text that considers the needs of a readership spanning Campion’s fans, critics, students, scholars and industry members. Its four chapters successively discuss Campion's representation in the media, industry and academia, followed by a long ... Read more

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