When released in 2003, The Room, an obscure, self-financed relationship drama by an eccentric self-taught filmmaker named Tommy Wiseau, should have been completely forgotten. Yet nearly two decades later, "the worst movie ever made"-as many a critic would have it-has become the most popular cult film since The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
In You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!, contributors explore this priceless cultural artifact, offering fans and film buffs critical insight into the movie's various meanings, historical context, and place in the cult canon. Even if by complete accident, The Room touches on many issues of modern concern, including sincerity, authenticity, badness, artistic value, gender relations, Americanness, Hollywood conventions, masculinity, and even the meaning of life.
Revealing the timeless, infamous power of Wiseau's The Room, You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa! is a deeply entertaining deconstruction of an original work of all-American failure.
| ISBN: | 9780253062710 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2022 |
| Author: | Adam M Rosen |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 238 pages |
| Series: | The Year's Work |
| Genres: |
Popular culture Film history, theory or criticism Individual film directors, film-makers Films, cinema |
When released in 2003, The Room, an obscure, self-financed relationship drama by an eccentric self-taught filmmaker named Tommy Wiseau, should have been completely forgotten. Yet nearly two decades later, "the worst movie ever made"-as many a critic would have it-has become the most popular cult film since The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa! features in the following genres: Popular culture, Film history, theory or criticism, Individual film directors, film-makers, Films, cinema
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You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa! was written by Adam M Rosen and published by Indiana University Press
You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa! has 238 pages
Yes it is part of The Year's Work series
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