{"product_id":"guillermo-del-toro-film-as-alchemic-art-9781501308611","title":"Guillermo del Toro Film as Alchemic Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith McDonald holds a PhD from Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, and is the Head of Programme for Media, Film Studies and Mass Communications at York St John University, UK. His research interests include popular culture, cult cinema and digital media.Roger Clark taught literature and film in UK Universities for over thirty years and has published on contemporary fiction and film.  He was Senior Lecturer in Literature Studies at York St John University, UK, where he is currently Honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a scholar of del Toro myself, [after reading \u003ci\u003eFilm as Alchemic Art\u003c\/i\u003e] I found my understanding of this filmmaker enriched by readings of his works that I had never considered and furthermore, my comprehension of contemporary auterism expanded. [...] McDonald and Clark's book lays a solid foundation for whatever work may follow in this impressive and comprehensive reading of del Toro's cinema. -- Ian Pettigrew, University of Miami * Cinema Journal *\u003cbr\u003eIn this study, McDonald and Clark achieve a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the director and his cinema. In a thoroughly researched account of del Toro’s literary and cinematic influences, his experimentation with genre, the trans-national quality of his work and his self-identification as a fan, the authors build a sharp and fascinating portrait of del Toro. To this they add a series of lucid and critical readings of the director’s films that show an admirable command of del Toro’s multi-generic and multicultural points of reference. Building the study around the apposite metaphor of del Toro as alchemist, McDonald and Clark’s study captures the person and the work brilliantly, combining exhaustive research with an evident enthusiasm for the subject matter. The result, as alchemical as del Toro’s cinema, is an in-depth yet highly approachable book that will appeal to scholars and fans alike. -- Sheldon Penn, Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Leicester, UK.\u003cbr\u003eA lucid, rigorous mid-career study of Guillermo del Toro’s films, \u003ci\u003eGuillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art\u003c\/i\u003e is critical reading for students and scholars of del Toro’s cinematic oeuvre. McDonald and Clark situate del Toro’s films as transnational, hybrid narratives informed by traditional and non-traditional styles as well as the fantasy and horror genres and auteurist tradition. The result is a nuanced portrait of the transformative nature or “alchemic art” of del Toro’s narratives, which the authors point out feature “counter-narratives,” non-Hollywood endings, and imagery that is alternately brutal and beautiful. This hybrid, “accented” cinema illustrates the mystery, violence, and transformations inherent in the stories del Toro tells. -- Juli A. Kroll, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of St. Thomas, USA\u003cbr\u003eThis is as good an account of del Toro’s influences, preoccupations and films as one could hope for.  It combines detailed analysis of the films with a wide-ranging examination of the cultural context of his work, including cinematic, literary and artistic influences, as well as considering him from the perspectives of transnational cinema, queer cinema, and the rich relationship that he has with the world of fandom. A well informed, lucid and stimulating study. -- Andrew Tudor, Emeritus Professor of Film and Television, University of York, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments         Introduction                                             \u003cb\u003e Part 1\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 1. Influences and Intertexts                                 Chapter 2. Accented Fantasy and the Gothic Perverse                     Chapter 3. Fan as Filmmaker                                      \u003cb\u003ePart 2\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 4. Twisted Genres: \u003ci\u003eCronos \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMimic                        \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 5. Trauma – Childhood –History: \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Backbone\u003c\/i\u003e  and \u003ci\u003ePan’s Labyrinth    \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 6. Gothic Superheroes: \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHellboy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army        \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 7. From Development Hell to the Pacific Depths: \u003ci\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePacific Rim       \u003c\/i\u003e  Bibliography                                         Filmography and Comicography                                 Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770209960279,"sku":"9781501308611","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501308611.jpg?v=1758724735","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/guillermo-del-toro-film-as-alchemic-art-9781501308611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}