ReFocus: The Films of Denis Villeneuve
Marie Pascal editor Jeri English editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:13th Dec '22
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The nimble, creative spirit of Québécois 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 août sur terre (1998), Maelström (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’s 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’s filmic practice, as well as the evolutions of his oeuvre.
This valuable collection provides a rich discussion of Villeneuve’s oeuvre, from Quebec indie -auteur to Hollywood blockbuster. Individual essays provide deep analysis of formal elements including the use of sound, camera-movement, and editing alongside examinations of such themes as gender, trauma and memory, monsters and temporality, nationhood, subjectivity and identity. -- Darrell Varga, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
This rich volume of essays on the work of Denis Villeneuve provides a comprehensive study of his filmmaking to date. Exploring Villeneuve’s position as Quebec and Hollywood director in chapters ranging from his early auteur films to major blockbusters, the contributors offer fascinating and insightful readings of his varied oeuvre. -- Sarah Cooper, King's College London
In reconnecting his francophone and anglophone films as part of a more unified body of work, this project compels film scholars and students to see Villeneuve’s transnational career and his Québécois identity as a generative and creative force. [It is] a welcome, long-overdue addition to the ReFocus series. -- Audrey Evrard * French Review *
ISBN: 9781474497381
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240 pages