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The first book-length study of Reichardt's career and worksOver her six-film career, including works like '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.Key FeaturesSynthesizing the contemporary feminist debate surrounding auteur theory, this book explores Reichardt's cinematic characteristics as an auteurElucidates the environmental and ecofeminist concerns in Reichardt's filmsDiscusses Reichardt's three experimental short films in detailIncludes an original interview with Reichardt

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9781474411127

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Structured wonderfully and in a way that makes the chronological flow feel less rigid and more natural, 'The Films Of Kelly Reichardt' is a thrilling and deeply important (and incredibly easy to read and fly right on through) meditation on a filmmaker whose import will be felt for years and generations to come. -- Joshua Brunsting, CriterionCast

"""Structured wonderfully and in a way that makes the chronological flow feel less rigid and more natural, 'The Films Of Kelly Reichardt' is a thrilling and deeply important (and incredibly easy to read and fly right on through) meditation on a filmmaker whose import will be felt for years and generations to come."" -- Joshua Brunsting, CriterionCast"

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E. Dawn Hall is a professor in the English Department at Western Kentucky University.

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