{"product_id":"the-films-of-nicolas-winding-david-sweeney-9781802074581","title":"The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis critical study engages with the films of the Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, from his first feature Pusher (1996) up to and including Copenhagen Cowboy (2023), Refn's TV series for Netflix, considered here as a long-form, auteur work comparable to David Lynch's mini-series Twin Peaks: The Return (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy focusing on the treatment of genre, gender and glamour in Refn's work, Sweeney argues that the director is often misunderstood as a purveyor of 'macho' films when, in fact, his representations of masculinity are much more complex and layered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Drawing on a range of critical theory, most prominently the work of Paul B Preciado, and building on the existing criticism of Refn's work by Justin Vicari, Susanne Kappesser and Sofia Glasl, among others, this book provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis of Refn's oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1802074589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802074581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"David Sweeney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45481875669247,"sku":"9781802074581","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0aa7642-3370-4c84-a089-5be05e8aa8b0.jpg?v=1715987940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-films-of-nicolas-winding-david-sweeney-9781802074581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}