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Refocus : The Films of Mary Harron

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Mary Harron's diverse career includes cult films like I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page, as well as a range of network and cable television episodes. This is the first book to examine an overlooked filmmaker in relation to feminist cinema. It discusses the dialectical dynamics within her wide-ranging body of work, and it argues that Harron's work has a distinguishing approach to stylistic and aesthetic choices prompted by cultural contexts, controversial subject matter and production limitations.
Each chapter provides an in-depth study on Harron's creative approaches to film and television production, with chapters offering close readings of each of her 5 narrative features, and her work in television and promotional film. With scholarly approaches from the fields of cinema, television, gender, fashion, death and celebrity studies, this is a long-awaited introduction to a groundbreaking figure in contemporary cinema.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781474494410
  • ISBN-10: 1474494412
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • Publish Date: November 2021
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.99 pounds
  • Page Count: 192

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