Refocus: The Films of Elaine May

Author:   Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ,  Dean Brandum
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:  

9781474440189


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   31 July 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ,  Dean Brandum
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9781474440189


ISBN 10:   1474440185
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   31 July 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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It's welcome to see a compendium looking to resituate May from the fringes of contemporary American cinema. Between the collection of smart, meaty pieces and their dazzling array of footnotes, we now have something to begin 'passing the ball' to future authors who can continue the May renaissance. -- Ian Mantgani, Sight & Sound


In this compact but authoritative volume, Heller-Nicholas and Brandum have collected an excellent group of essays covering the entire breadth of May's career. --G. A. Foster Choice It's welcome to see a compendium looking to resituate May from the fringes of contemporary American cinema. Between the collection of smart, meaty pieces and their dazzling array of footnotes, we now have something to begin 'passing the ball' to future authors who can continue the May renaissance. --Ian Mantgani Sight & Sound


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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is an Australian film critic. She has written six books on cult film with a focus on gender politics, and has published for fifteen years in magazines, journals, edited collections and home entertainment releases. Alexandra recently co-authored a book on filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, and in 2017 co-curated the ""Pioneering Women"" program at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival which celebrated Australian women's filmmaking in the 1980s and 1990s. Alexandra is also a member of Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Dean Brandum is an independent film historian. He gained his PhD at Deakin University (Australia) in 2016 for analysis of historical box office takings. He has taught at a number of universities in Melbourne and has written for various publications, generally on the topic of film distribution. His first book Technicolouryawn: Melbourne Drive-ins in 1970 is forthcoming.

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