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Book SynopsisA perceptive analysis of the daring Danish filmmaker's oeuvre
Trade Review"A thoughtful, thorough, and crisply written study of Lars von Trier's feature film production. Linda Badley deftly combines criticism on von Trier's films with close reading, historical analysis, genre theory, gender studies, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies."--Andrew Nestingen, author of
Crime and Fantasy in Scandinavia: Fiction, Film, and Social Change"Written with great energy, passion, generosity, and insight,
Lars von Trier offers a compelling account of the films and practices of one of Denmark's most acclaimed directors. With its references to a larger 9/11 context, the discussion of the director's controversial 'American' films is particularly thought provoking."--Mette Hjort, chair and professor of visual studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Making the waves: cinema as performance 1 Prescient Affects: Student Films 16 Hypnotic Virtuosity: The Europe Trilogy 21 Subverting the Kingdom: Television 47 Performative Politics: Dogme95 and The Idiots 54 Performing the Feminine: Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark 69 (Up)staging the American Dream: The USA Trilogy (Minus One) 101 Comedy, Automavision, and The Boss of It All 131 Theatre of Cruelty: Antichrist (An Epilogue) 140 interviews with lars von trier 155 Interview, September 2006 155 Interview, October 2007 167 Filmography 181 Bibliography 193 Index 207
