{"product_id":"into-the-past-william-beard-9781442610668","title":"Into the Past: The Cinema of Guy Maddin","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuy Maddin started making films in his back yard and on his kitchen table. Now his unique work, which relies heavily on such archaic means as black and white small-format cinematography and silent-film storytelling, premieres at major film festivals around the world and is avidly discussed in the critical press. \u003cem\u003eInto the Past\u003c\/em\u003e provides a complete and systematic critical commentary on each of Maddin's feature films and shorts, from his 1986 debut film \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Father\u003c\/em\u003e through to his highly successful 2008 full-length 'docu-fantasia' \u003cem\u003eMy Winnipeg\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Beard's extensive analysis of Maddin's narrative and aesthetic strategies, themes, influences, and underlying issues also examines the origins and production history of each film. Each of Maddin's projects and collaborations showcase his gradual evolution as a filmmaker and his singular development of narrative forms. Beard's close readings of these films illuminate, among other things, the profound ways in which Maddin's art is founded in the past - both in the cultural past, and in his personal memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Beard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442610662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442610668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.08w x 1.24d","brand":"William Beard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123659993343,"sku":"9781442610668","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c980b993-0012-4f82-8233-845159587d5e.jpg?v=1687432122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-past-william-beard-9781442610668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}