Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema - Hardcover

$144.00

Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema - Hardcover

Name: Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780313357763
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by Vincent LoBrutto

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by Vincent LoBrutto (Author)

This incisive book provides an in-depth critical and biographical study of the artistic range of film director Gus Van Sant.

Arranged chronologically, Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema provides a comprehensive overview of the life and art of this talented director, covering his mainstream, commercial, and avant-garde projects. More than a biography, the book examines Van Sant's incredibly diverse body of work, exploring the influence of his open homosexuality; of fine art, literature, and music; and of the range of cinema styles to which he has been exposed.

Stressing Van Sant's wide-ranging content, genre, style, and cinematic presentation, author Vincent LoBrutto details the filmmaker's autobiographical tendencies and how he uses the film craft, literature, popular music, and fine arts to create his movies. The book dissects ways in which each of his films reflects Van Sant's sexual orientation, whether the individual film has a gay theme or not. Because of its importance to Van Sant's films, the book also offers a history of gay culture, past and present, covering its influence on art, music, theater, and dance, as well as community, activism, and prejudice.

Author Biography

Vincent LoBrutto is instructor of motion picture editing and cinema studies at the School Of Visual Arts in the Department of Film, Video, and Animation in New York City, NY.

Number of Pages: 216

Dimensions: 1 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN

Publication Date: June 16, 2010

ISBN	9780313357763
Author	Vincent LoBrutto
Publisher	Praeger
Genre	Biography and Arts
Format	Hardcover
Published	June 2010
Language	ENG- English
Pages	216
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print