The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom: Borders, Intimacy, Terror
Bruce Bennett
Abstract
This study of prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom explores the thematic, stylistic, and intellectual consistencies running through his eclectic and controversial body of work. It undertakes a close analysis of a TV series directed by Winterbottom and sixteen of his films ranging from television dramas to transnational co-productions featuring Hollywood stars, and from documentaries to costume films. The critique is centred on Winterbottom’s collaborative working practices, political and cultural contexts, and critical reception. Arguing that his work delineates a ‘cinema of borders ... More
Keywords: Michael Winterbottom, filmmaker, television drama, Hollywood, costume films, documentaries, narrate inequality, injustice, violence
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 | Print ISBN-13: 9780231167376 |
| Published to Columbia Scholarship Online: November 2015 | DOI:10.7312/columbia/9780231167376.001.0001 |
