Synopses & Reviews
Drawing on a wide range of examples, this book - the first devoted to the phenomenon of the film trilogy- provides a dynamic investigation of the ways in which the trilogy form engages key issues in contemporary discussions of film remaking, adaptation, sequelization and serialization.
About the Author
CLAIRE PERKINS is Assistant Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She is author of
American Smart Cinema (2011).
CONSTANTINE VEREVIS is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is author of Film Remakes (2006), co-author of Australian Film Theory and Criticism Vol 1: Critical Positions (2011), and co-editor of Second Takes: Critical Approaches to the Film Sequel (2010) and After Taste: Cultural Value and the Moving Image (2011).
Table of Contents
Introduction: Three Times;
C.Perkinsand C.VerevisPART 1: INDUSTRY
Some Thoughts on New Hollywood Multiplicity: Sofia Coppolas Young Girls Trilogy; R.B.Palmer
Trilogy as Triptych: John Fords Cavalry Films; D.Boyd
Bizarre Love Triangle: The Creature Trilogy; C.Verevis
The Scre4m Trilogy; C.Perkins
PART 2: AUTEURS
The Broken Trilogy: Jacques Rivettes Phantoms; A.Martin
A Critical Panoply: Abel Ferraras Catholic Imagery Trilogy; N.Brenez
Remake, Repeat, Revive: Kim Ki-youngs Housemaid Trilogies; N.J.Y.Leeand J.Stringer
The Iceman Cometh (To A Theater Near You): Michael Hanekes Glaciation Trilogy; P.Met
PART 3: CRITICS
Trilogy as Third Term: Historical Narration in Park Chan-wooks Vengeance Trilogy; D.Herbert
Profils paysans: Raymond Depardons Rural Trilogy; L.Mazdon
Remembering, Repeating, and Working Through: Three Screen Memories by Wago Kreider; S.Felleman
"Antoine Doinel, Antoine Doinel, Antoine Doinel": François Truffauts "Trilogy"; M.Pomerance
Index