Peter Greenaway's Postmodern/Poststructuralist Cinema [Hardcover]

Paula Willoquet-Maricondi (Author), Mary Alemany-Galway (Author), John Di Stefano (Contributor), Cristina Degli-Esposti Reinert (Contributor), Bart Testa (Contributor), Michael Ostwald (Contributor), Jean Petrolle (Contributor), Dayana Stetco (Contributor), Lia M. Hotchkiss (Contributor), Bridget Elliott (Contributor), Anthony Purdy (Contributor), Peter Greenaway (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0810838923 | ISBN-13: 978-0810838925 | Publication Date: July 17, 2001 | Edition: First Edition

British multi-media artist, Peter Greenaway, has shocked and intrigued audiences since the sixties with his avant-garde approach to filmmaking and other artistic ventures. This collection of essays from scholars in various disciplines explores various postmodern and poststructuralist aspects of Greenaway's films, starting with The Falls and his early shorts, and ending with The Pillow Book. Other artistic productions, including his paintings and the installation The Stairs are discussed as well. The introductory chapter establishes the theoretical framework for the book, while subsequent chapters examine the filmmaker's position within British and avant-garde cinema, and his interest in constructing and deconstructing representational systems. Includes two texts by Greenway and two interviews

Editorial Reviews

Review

Eleven essays consider Greenaway's films, each entering on a different aspect of his postmodern style. These include his neo-baroque imagery, the influence of the French New Novel, the presence of ambivalence, and the crisis of commentary. Among the works discussed are The Falls, The Draughtman's Contract, Prospero's Books, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, and The Pillow Book. Two of Greenaway's own texts and two interviews with him are also included. A chronology of his work is featured. (Reference And Research Book News )

Regardless of the level of interest in Greenaway and his work, scholars of poststructuralism or postmodernism will find scores of enticing ideas throughout this anthology. (Film-Philosophy )

About the Author

Paula Willoquet-Maricondi is Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Media Arts Program, School of Communications and the Arts, Marist College.
Mary Alemany-Galway is currently a Lecturer in Media Studies at Massey University in New Zealand. She is also author of A Postmodern Cinema: The Voice of the Other in Canadian Film (Scarecrow Press, 2002).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press; First Edition edition (July 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810838923
• ISBN-13: 978-0810838925
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,998,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)