Critically examines the work of Qu茅b茅cois filmmakers Denis Villeneuve
- Engages with all of Villeneuve鈥檚 feature films (some individually and some comparatively), including those that have up until now received little critical attention
- Proposes original analyses of all the films from multiple critical and theoretical approaches (thematic, sociocultural, formal, ontological, feminist, allegorical, narrative, spectatorial, intertextual) which both contribute to current scholarship and serve as a resource for undergraduate and graduate students
- Offers a clear overview of Villeneuve鈥檚 contributions to contemporary cinema, both in a Qu茅b茅cois context and with regards to his Hollywood films
The nimble, creative spirit of Qu茅b茅cois screenwriter and filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve, is reflected in his varied body of work. Villeneuve explores questions of alterity and interculturality, of language and identity, of memory and forgetting, of violence and retribution, throughout his filmography: Un 32 ao没t sur terre (1998), 惭补别濒蝉迟谤枚尘 (2000), Polytechnique (2009), Incendies (2010), Enemy (2013), Prisoners (2013), Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Dune: Part 1 (2021).
This edited collection brings together original works of scholarship on all of Villeneuve鈥檚 feature films from different theoretical approaches, in order to deepen our understanding of this important and yet relatively understudied director; read individually or as a collective whole, these studies reveal important elements of Villeneuve鈥檚 filmic practice, as well as the evolutions of his oeuvre.
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- Book