The Stillness of Solitude: Romanticism and Contemporary American Independent Film

by Michelle Devereaux

Book Overview

In the first book-length study of Romanticism in relation to American film, Michelle Devereaux takes established theories of contemporary American independent cinema as a point of entry, exploring the underlying philosophical and aesthetic Romantic connections between a selection of seven films from four popular filmmakers: Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman.
Primarily dealing with questions of identity, imagination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474446043
• ISBN13: 9781474446044
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"