Sayles Talk: New Perspectives on Independent Filmmaker John Sayles

by Diane Carson

The first collection of original essays on the work of writer-director John Sayles, this book addresses the full range of his films from a variety of critical viewpoints.

His name is synonymous with "independent film," and for more than twenty-five years, filmmaker John Sayles has tackled issues ranging from race and sexuality to the abuses of capitalism and American culture, aspiring to a type of realism that Hollywood can rarely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331556
• ISBN13: 9780814331552
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.0"