Guillermo Del Toro: Film as Alchemic ArtBloomsbury Publishing USA, 27. kol 2015. - Broj stranica: 248 A critical exploration of one of the most exciting, original and influential figures to emerge in contemporary film, Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art is a major contribution to the analysis of Guillermo del Toro's cinematic output. It offers an in-depth discussion of del Toro's oeuvre and investigates key ideas, recurrent motifs and subtle links between his movies. The book explores the sources that del Toro draws upon and transforms in the creation of his rich and complex body of work. These include the literary, artistic and cinematic influences on films such as Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, Cronos and Mimic, and the director's engagement with comic book culture in his two Hellboy films, Blade II and Pacific Rim. As well as offering extensive close textual analysis, the authors also consider del Toro's considerable impact on wider popular culture, including a discussion of his role as producer, ambassador for 'geek' culture and figurehead in new international cinema. |
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Influences and Intertexts | 21 |
Accented Fantasy and the Gothic Perverse | 59 |
Fan as Filmmaker | 83 |
Cronos and Mimic | 107 |
The Devils Backbone | 135 |
Blade II Hellboy and Hellboy | 161 |
The Strain | 189 |
Filmography | 208 |
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