Politics as Form in Lars von Trier

A Post-Brechtian Reading

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Angelos Koutsourakis

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This is the first study that employs a materialist framework to discuss the political implications of form in the films of Lars von Trier. Focusing mainly on early films, Politics as Form in Lars von Trier identifies recurring formal elements in von Trier’s oeuvre and discusses the formal complexity of his films under the rubric of the post-Brechtian. Through an in depth formal analysis, the book shows that Brecht is more important to von Trier’s work than most critics acknowledge and deems von Trier a dialectical filmmaker. This study draws on many untranslated resources and features interviews with Lars von Trier and his mentor, the great Danish director Jørgen Leth.

Author Biography:

Angelos Koutsourakis is Associate Professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, University of Leeds, UK. He is the author of Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema (2018) and the co-editor of Cinema of Crisis: Film and Contemporary Europe (2020) and of The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos (2015).

Release date NZ

December 19th, 2013

Author

Angelos Koutsourakis

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

25 bw illus

Pages

264

Dimensions

152x229x18

ISBN-13

9781623563455

Product ID

21451981

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