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Will Aitken Death In Venice (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Death in Venice : a Queer Film Classic
- Publication Name
- Death In Venice
- Title
- Death In Venice
- Subtitle
- A Queer Film Classic
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 155152418X
- EAN
- 9781551524184
- ISBN
- 9781551524184
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Genre
- Performing Arts
- Release Year
- 2011
- Release Date
- 08/12/2011
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- CA
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 7.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Topic
- Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
- Item Width
- 5in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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A Queer Film Classic on Luchino Visconti's lyrical and controversial 1971 film based on Thomas Mann's novel, about a middle-aged heterosexual artist (played by Dirk Bogarde) vacationing in Venice who becomes obsessed with a youth staying at the same hotel as a wave of cholera descends upon the city. The book analyzes the film's cultural impact and provides a vivid portrait of the director, an ardent Communist and grand provocateur. Known variously as "The Red Count" and "the director of the dirty bed sheets," Visconti, along with Roberto Rossellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Vittorio De Sica, and Federico Fellini, revolutionized Italian film and became one of the giants of world cinema. Although he never spoke directly about his homosexuality, it was an open secret, and many of his works, like Death in Venice, were suffused with it-from the first Neo-Realist film, Ossessione, to Rocco and His Brothers to The Damned and the epic Ludwig. Death in Venice: A Queer Film Classic is a bracing exploration of both a complicated director and a complex film.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
ISBN-10
155152418x
ISBN-13
9781551524184
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038396443
Product Key Features
Book Title
Death in Venice : a Queer Film Classic
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Performing Arts
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1997
Reviews
An engrossing biography that Aitken handles with care, covering well beyond the basics in the tight page count. He also opens with it, which gives the reader a great primer on Visconti's background and psychology before taking on Aitken's rigorous analysis of the film itself - a film that continues to stand as one of the most compelling works of one of cinema's most compelling filmmakers. But while many writers have taken the story on before, it's nice to have Aitken and Queer Film Classics give it such an officially queer look. - Xtra, Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film - just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection-and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film. -Richard Dyer, There is much to admire in Aitken's poetic and personal account of the film ... [It] begins to unfold the complexity and richness of a film whose true brilliance many have yet failed to appreciate. -- Film Quarterly, "A romp ... Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm." —Andrew Holleran, Washington Post "Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film – just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection—and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film." —Richard Dyer, A romp ... Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm. -Andrew Holleran, Washington Post, What Makes the Book So Engaging Is How Aitken Depicts the Director's Fascinating Life.-2b Magazine, As a longtime devotee of the films of Luchino Visconti, I'm thrilled to report that this new critical study on the work of Visconti is an admirable addition to any film aficionado's library ... This account of Visconti's life and work is insightful and informative, and Aitken's writing style is engaging. -- Gay & Lesbian Review, "Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film – just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection—and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film." —Richard Dyer, "A romp ... Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm." —Andrew Holleran, Washington Post "There is much to admire in Aitken's poetic and personal account of the film ... [It] begins to unfold the complexity and richness of a film whose true brilliance many have yet failed to appreciate." — Film Quarterly "Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film -- just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection—and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film." —Richard Dyer "As a longtime devotee of the films of Luchino Visconti, I'm thrilled to report that this new critical study on the work of Visconti is an admirable addition to any film aficionado's library." — Gay & Lesbian Review, [Includes] a richly detailed account of the director's life and other works, full of famous names and scandalous anecdotes, written with tremendous joie de vivre ... Death in Venice is already a rich film that bears numerous viewings; this book makes it more so. -- Eye for Film, Will Aitkens superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the films soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection-and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film. -Richard Dyer, "A romp...Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm."--Andrew Holleran, Washington Post, "A romp ... Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm." --Andrew Holleran, Washington Post "There is much to admire in Aitken's poetic and personal account of the film ... [It] begins to unfold the complexity and richness of a film whose true brilliance many have yet failed to appreciate." --Film Quarterly "Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film - just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection--and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film." --Richard Dyer "As a longtime devotee of the films of Luchino Visconti, I'm thrilled to report that this new critical study on the work of Visconti is an admirable addition to any film aficionado's library." --Gay & Lesbian Review, A concise, beautifully argued and well-illustrated guide to one of my favourite movies. -- Uptown (Winnipeg), Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection-and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film. -Richard Dyer, "A romp ... Aitken zigzags from Platen to Plato to Visconti's love life with irresistible charm." --Andrew Holleran, Washington Post "There is much to admire in Aitken's poetic and personal account of the film ... [It] begins to unfold the complexity and richness of a film whose true brilliance many have yet failed to appreciate." -- Film Quarterly "Will Aitken's superb study of Death in Venice grasps the prickliest nettles surrounding the film - just how homosexual Mann, the novel and the film really are, the notion of decadence, the film's soporific languor and its supposed queer abjection--and subjects them to a scrutiny at once unflinching, generous and constantly illuminating. This is a model of how to intertwine personal response, empirical detail, precise filmic description and wider theoretical issues without ever collapsing these into each other. And it is written with a wonderfully judged wryness and fluency that beautifully evokes and vindicates a magnificent, troubling film." --Richard Dyer "As a longtime devotee of the films of Luchino Visconti, I'm thrilled to report that this new critical study on the work of Visconti is an admirable addition to any film aficionado's library." -- Gay & Lesbian Review
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
791.4372
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Queer Film Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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