James Goodwin

Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema

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ISBN 13:: 9780801846618
author:: James Goodwin
format:: Paperback
publisher:: The Johns Hopkins University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1993
Pages:: 280
Dimensions:: 21.62 x 14.1 x 1.68 centimetres
Genre:: Biography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Arts & Photography,
Condition:: New
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Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema by James Goodwin explores how the Japanese director used various texts to create films that are uniquely intertextual and intercultural. This book examines all of Kurosawa's films, including six in-depth analyses: The Idiot, The Lower Depths, Rashomon, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, and Ran. Goodwin finds that Kurosawa's themes and techniques have the power to restructure perceptions of Western and Japanese cultures, establishing new meanings in each. By drawing on contemporary theoretical and critical approaches, Goodwin sheds light on the ways in which Kurosawa's films engage with and challenge cultural boundaries. Through its close readings of six key films, this book offers a nuanced understanding of Kurosawa's intertextual cinema, revealing the director's innovative use of texts to create complex and thought-provoking works.

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