{"product_id":"derek-jarman-and-lyric-film-steven-dillon-9780292702240","title":"Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e Derek Jarman was the most important independent filmmaker in England during the 1980s. Using emblems and symbols in associative contexts, rather than conventional, cause-and-effect narrative, he created films noteworthy for their lyricism and poetic feeling and for their exploration of the gay experience. His style of filmmaking also links Jarman with other prominent directors of lyric film, including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Genet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This pathfinding book places Derek Jarman in the tradition of lyric film and offers incisive readings of all eleven of his feature-length films, from \u003ci\u003eSebastiane\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eBlue.\u003c\/i\u003e Steven Dillon looks at Jarman and other directors working in a similar vein to establish how lyric films are composed through the use of visual imagery and actual poetry. He then traces Jarman's use of imagery (notably mirrors and the sea) in his films and discusses in detail the relationship between cinematic representations and sexual identity. This insightful reading of Jarman's work helps us better understand how films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Last of England\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e can be said to cohere and mean without being reduced to clear messages. Above all, Dillon's book reveals how truly beautiful and brilliant Jarman's movies are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292702248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292702240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.46w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 53","brand":"Steven Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056730599679,"sku":"9780292702240","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5483f25-2431-4c4f-b329-991d5b17a122.jpg?v=1685042944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/derek-jarman-and-lyric-film-steven-dillon-9780292702240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}