Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-238), filmography (pages 224-227), and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Wes Anderson as auteur- a history -- Wes Anderson: his position in American cinema and culture -- Gender, youth, and the explorartion of masculinity in Bottle Rocket -- "Sic Transit Gloria": transgressing the boundaries of adolescence in Rushmore -- The interplay of narrative text, language, and film: literary influence and intertextuality in The Royal Tenenbaums -- Opposition and resolution: the dissonance of celebrity in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou -- Fragmentary narratives/incomplete identities in The Darjeeling Limited -- Adaptation and homage: the world of Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr. Fox -- Reconstitution of the "family" and construction of normalized gender in Moonrise Kingdom -- Literary influence and memory: Stefan Zweig and The Grand Budapest Hotel -- Wes Anderson's short films and commercial work -- Conclusion: Memory and narrative in the works of Wes Anderson.
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