Refocus: The Films of Kelly Reichardt

Over her six-film career, including works like Old Joy, Meek's Cutoff and Certain Women, the independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has established a highly individual perspective on questions of gender, feminism, socioeconomics and sexual orientation, set within an aesthetic framework that is guided by the low-budget techniques of 'slow cinema', minimalism and neorealism. In this close reading of her films and production methods, E. Dawn Hall defines Reichardt's auteur characteristics, arguing that she offers a contemporary and sustainable model for independent filmmakers in America.

Author: E. Dawn Hall
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 08/07/2019
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781474452243

About the Author

E. Dawn Hall is a professor in the English Department at Western Kentucky University.