Auteurism expanded
With acclaimed films like Sink or Swim and The Odds of Recovery, Su Friedrich's body of work stands at the forefront of avant-garde and Queer cinema. Barbara Mennel examines the career of an experimental auteur whose merger of technical innovation and political critique connects with both cinephiles and activists. Friedrich's integration of cinematic experimentation with lesbian advocacy serves as a beginning rather than an end point of analysis. With that in mind, Mennel provides an essential overview of the filmmaker's oeuvre while highlighting the defining characteristics of her artistic and political signature. She also situates Friedrich within the cultural, political, and historical contexts that both shape the films and are shaped by them. Finally, Mennel expands our notion of auteurism to include directors who engage in collaborative and creative processes rooted in communities.
| ISBN: | 9780252087417 |
| Publication date: | 5th September 2023 |
| Author: | Barbara Caroline Mennel |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Film Directors |
| Genres: |
Biography: general Gender studies: women and girls Biography: arts and entertainment Film history, theory or criticism Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills |
Auteurism expanded
With acclaimed films like Sink or Swim and The Odds of Recovery, Su Friedrich's body of work stands at the forefront of avant-garde and Queer cinema. Barbara Mennel examines the career of an experimental auteur whose merger of technical innovation and political critique connects with both cinephiles and activists. Friedrich's integration of cinematic experimentation with lesbian advocacy serves as a beginning rather than an end point of analysis. With that in mind, Mennel provides an essential overview of the filmmaker's oeuvre while highlighting the defining characteristics of her artistic and political signature. She also situates Friedrich within the cultural, political, and historical contexts that both shape the films and are shaped by them. Finally, Mennel expands our notion of auteurism to include directors who engage in collaborative and creative processes rooted in communities.
Su Friedrich features in the following genres: Biography: general, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: arts and entertainment, Film history, theory or criticism, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills
Su Friedrich is available in Hardback, Paperback
Su Friedrich was written by Barbara Caroline Mennel and published by University of Illinois Press
Su Friedrich has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary Film Directors series
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