Refocus (English, E. Dawn Hall)

Product description Review Select Guide Rating From the Inside Flap E. Dawn Hall s study of Kelly Reichardt, one of the greatest contemporary American independent directors, is most warmly welcome. Eminently readable and teachable, with a wealth of useful information on each film s production, distribution and reception, Hall s survey is sure to make you want to see and re-see, and to see more of, Reichardt s richly rewarding films. Christine Holmlund, University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleOver her six-film career which includes works such as Old Joy, Meek s Cutoff and Certain Women the independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has established a highly individual perspective on questions of gender, feminism, socioeconomics and sexual orientation, set within an aesthetic framework that is guided by the low-budget techniques of slow cinema , minimalism and neorealism. In this close reading of her films and production methods, E. Dawn Hall defines Reichardt s auteur characteristics, arguing that she offers a contemporary and sustainable model for independent filmmakers in America.E. Dawn Hall is associate professor in the School of University Studies at Western Kentucky University.Cover image: Kelly Reichardt, 2008 © Oscilloscope Picture/PhotofestCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-1112-7Barcode From the Back Cover ‘E. Dawn Hall’s study of Kelly Reichardt, one of the greatest contemporary American independent directors, is most warmly welcome. Eminently readable and teachable, with a wealth of useful information on each film’s production, distribution and reception, Hall’s survey is sure to make you want to see and re-see, and to see more of, Reichardt’s richly rewarding films.’Christine Holmlund, University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleOver her six-film career – which includes works such as Old Joy, Meek’s Cutoff and Certain Women – the independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has established a highly individual perspective on questions of gender, feminism, socioeconomics and sexual orientation, set within an aesthetic framework that is guided by the low-budget techniques of ‘slow cinema’, minimalism and neorealism. In this close reading of her films and production methods, E. Dawn Hall defines Reichardt’s auteur characteristics, arguing that she offers a contemporary and sustainable model for independent filmmakers in America.E. Dawn Hall is associate professor in the School of University Studies at Western Kentucky University.Cover image: Kelly Reichardt, 2008 © Oscilloscope Picture/PhotofestCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-1112-7Barcode About the Author E. Dawn Hall is a professor in the English Department at Western Kentucky University.E. Dawn Hall is professor in the School of University Studies at Western Kentucky University. Read more