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This book discusses the figure of Woman in Lars von Trier’s distinctive cinematic productions from 1996 to 2014. It takes the notorious legacy of violence against women in von Trier’s cinema beyond the perceived gender division, elevating the director’s image above being a mere provocateur. By raising fundamental questions about woman, sexuality, and desire, Elbeshlawy shows that Trier’s cinematic Woman is an attempt at creating an image of a genderless subject that is not inhibited by the confines of ideology and culture. But this attempt is perennially ill-fated. And it is this failure that not only fosters viewing enjoyment but also gives the films their political importance, elevating them above both commendations and condemnations of feminist discourse. Ahmed Elbeshlawy is an independent scholar and occasional lecturer. He is author of America in Literature and Film (2011) and has contributed articles to The Comparatist (2008), the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook to Literature and the City, andFe/Male Bodies (2005/6).

Sociology of culture --- Didactics of the arts --- Film --- Directing --- cultuur --- film --- vrouwen --- Europe

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Lindsay Anderson was a highly influential personality within British cinema, mostly famous for landmark films like This Sporting Life (1963) and If….(1968). This book deals primarily with hitherto unexplored aspects of his career: his biographical background in the British upper class, his devoted film criticism, and his angry relationship to contemporary society in general. Thus, the book contains, for instance, chapters about his childhood in India, his writings about John Ford, his relationship to French star Serge Reggiani, his work on TV in the 1950s, with scripts provided by blacklisted scriptwriters, his troubles with the British film establishment, and his gradually emerging concern regarding himself being Scottish, not English. The book also has some chapters written by close friends of Anderson, who died in 1994, dwelling on his penchant for controversy and quarrel, but also on his remarkable artistic talent and strong commitment.

Sociology of culture --- Didactics of the arts --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Film --- Directing --- History of civilization --- History --- filmgeschiedenis --- etnologie --- cultuur --- film --- geschiedenis --- Europese cultuur --- Anderson, Lindsay --- Great Britain --- Europe

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This book analyses the success and adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse to stage, radio, live events, and feature film, in different cultures, on tours, and in translation. In under a decade, War Horse has gone from obscure children’s novel to arguably one of the world’s most recognisable theatrical brands, thanks to innovative puppet designs from South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company in an acclaimed stage production from the National Theatre of Great Britain. With emphasis on embodied spectatorship, collaborative meaning-making, and imaginative ‘play,’ this book generates fresh insights into the enduring popularity of the franchise’s eponymous protagonist, Joey, offering the most in-depth study of War Horse to date. Toby Malone is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is currently a faculty member at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Previous publications include Shakespeare Survey, Literature/Film Quarterly, Canadian Theatre Review, Borrowers and Lenders and The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy. Christopher J. Jackman is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is an alumnus of Massey College, Canada. He is currently Chair of Arts and Design at Centennial College in Toronto, has developed Centennial’s performing arts certificate programme, and remains an active director and performer. .

Culture --- Motion pictures --- Performing arts. --- Children's literature. --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Performing Arts. --- Children's Literature. --- British Cinema. --- Study and teaching. --- Great Britain. --- Theater --- Production and direction. --- Morpurgo, Michael. --- Directing (Theater) --- Play direction (Theater) --- Play production (Theater) --- Direction --- Motion pictures-Great Britain. --- British Cinema and TV. --- Juvenile literature --- Literature --- Show business --- Arts --- Performance art --- Motion pictures—Great Britain.

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Violent Women in Contemporary Cinema explores the representation of homicidal women in six contemporary films: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009), Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001), Baise-moi (Coralie Thinh Thi and Virginie Despentes, 2000), Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson, 1994), Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003) and The Reader (Stephen Daldry, 2008). Violent women in cinema pose an exciting challenge to viewers—when women kill, they overturn cultural ideas of 'typical' feminine behaviour. Janice Loreck explores how cinema creatively depicts the violent woman in response to this challenge. Departing from earlier studies that focus on popular and exploitation cinema, the book takes a unique focus on violent women in art films and other critically-distinguished forms. It explores the appeal that the violent woman holds for spectators within this viewing context. Furthermore, the book also examines how cinema responds to the cultural construction of the violent woman as a conundrum and enigma.

Philosophical anthropology --- Affective and dynamic functions --- Psychology --- Ethics of family. Ethics of sexuality --- Social sciences (general) --- Social psychology --- Social stratification --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Sociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Art --- Environmental planning --- Film --- Directing --- Psycholinguistics --- psychologie --- sociale psychologie --- sociologie --- kunst --- sociale wetenschappen --- vrouwen --- seksualiteit --- sociale ongelijkheid --- gender --- psycholinguïstiek

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Lindsay Anderson was a highly influential personality within British cinema, mostly famous for landmark films like This Sporting Life (1963) and If….(1968). This book deals primarily with hitherto unexplored aspects of his career: his biographical background in the British upper class, his devoted film criticism, and his angry relationship to contemporary society in general. Thus, the book contains, for instance, chapters about his childhood in India, his writings about John Ford, his relationship to French star Serge Reggiani, his work on TV in the 1950s, with scripts provided by blacklisted scriptwriters, his troubles with the British film establishment, and his gradually emerging concern regarding himself being Scottish, not English. The book also has some chapters written by close friends of Anderson, who died in 1994, dwelling on his penchant for controversy and quarrel, but also on his remarkable artistic talent and strong commitment.

Culture --- Ethnology --- Motion pictures --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Directing. --- British Culture. --- British Cinema. --- Film History. --- Study and teaching. --- Europe. --- Great Britain. --- History. --- Production and direction. --- Motion picture producers and directors. --- Anderson, Lindsay, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Directors, Motion picture --- Film directors --- Film producers --- Filmmakers --- Motion picture directors --- Moviemakers --- Moving-picture producers and directors --- Producers, Motion picture --- Motion pictures-Production and d. --- Ethnology-Europe. --- Motion pictures-Great Britain. --- Motion pictures-History. --- British Cinema and TV. --- Motion pictures—Production and direction. --- Ethnology—Europe. --- Motion pictures—Great Britain. --- Motion pictures—History.