William G. Luhr (ed.)

The Coen Brothers' Fargo

Herausgeber: Andrew, Horton; Luhr, William

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores Fargo from a variety of methodological perspectives. Providing a detailed account of the film's production, reception and place within the career of the Coen brothers, it explores issues and themes that are important to current film discourse, including genre, gender and sexuality, race, history, culture and myth.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Film Handbooks
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 252g
• ISBN-13: 9780521005012
• ISBN-10: 0521005019
• Artikelnr.: 20966215

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction William Luhr
2. 'A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere': Fargo and the films of Joel and Ethan Coen David Sterritt
3. Motherhood, homicide, and Swedish meatballs: the quiet triumph of the maternal in Fargo Pamela Grace
4. Fargo, or whiteout of the American frontier Christopher Sharrett
5. 'Kinda' funny lookin': Steve Buscemi's disorderly body Mikita Brottman
6. Fargo: 'Far removed from the stereotypes of ...' William Luhr
7. Interview with the Coen brothers Michael Ciment and Hubert Niogret
8. Cold-blooded scheming (on Roger Deakins, Fargo's cinematographer) Chris Probst
9. Cinesonic Interview with Carter Burwell (Fargo's composer)
10. Cineaste review of Fargo Thomas Doherty
11. Prairie home death trap Harvey R. Greenberg
12. Filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen.