Alistair Fox explores the dynamics of the creative process involved in cinematic representation in the films of Jane Campion, one of the most highly regarded of contemporary filmmakers. Utilizing a wealth of new material-including interviews with Campion and her sister and personal writings of her mother-Fox traces the connections between the filmmaker's complex background and the thematic preoccupations of her films, from her earliest short, Peel, to 2009's Bright Star. He establishes how Campion's deep investment in family relationships informs her aesthetic strategies, revealed in everything from the handling of shots and lighting, to the complex system of symbolic images repeated from one film to the next.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 2011

About the Author

Alistair Fox is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Research on National Identity at the University of Otago.

Reviews

In his book, Alistair Fox finds and illuminates the relations between diegetic worlds and the life of a "New Zealand Australian", Jane Campion.

* 25fps.cz *

This is easily the best, most comprehensive book now available on Campion and her work. . . . Highly recommended.September 2011

* Choice *



Book Information
ISBN 9780253223012
Author Alistair Fox
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 431g