A comprehensive critical survey of the themes and aesthetics of Coppola's complete back catalogue, available to pre-order for a limited period at this special price.
An illustrated critical survey of Academy Award–winning writer and director Sofia Coppola’s career, covering everything from her groundbreaking music videos toher latest films.
In the two decades since her first feature film was released, Coppola has created a tonally diverse, meticulously crafted, and unapologetically hyperfeminine aesthetic across a wide range of multimedia work. Her films explore untenable relationships and the euphoria and heartbreak these can bring, and she develops these themes deftly and with discernment across her movies and music videos.
From The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette to Lost in Translation and The Beguiled, Coppola’s lauded filmography is distinctive in that its consistent visual aesthetic is informed by a dialogue with contemporary fine art and photography.
In this book, Hannah Strong offers a rich take on the overarching stylistic and thematic components of Coppola's work, combining detailed film analysis with firsthand insight from key collaborators. It engages with her creative output while celebrating her talent as an imagemaker and storyteller. Along the way, readers encounter a cast of characters mired in the ennui of missed connections: loneliness, frustrated creativity, rebellious adolescence, and the double-edged sword of celebrity, all captured by the emotional, intimate power of the female gaze.
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SKU
9781419755521
Author(s)
Hannah Strong
Publisher(s)
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Original publication date
26 May 2022
Number of pages
288, colour illustrations and photographs throughout
