{"product_id":"9781501307690","title":"Politics as Form in Lars von Trier A Post-Brechtian Reading","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolitics as Form in Lars von Trier\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Post-Brechtian Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAngelos Koutsourakis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis  is the first study that employs a materialist framework to discuss the  political implications of form in the films of Lars von Trier. Focusing  mainly on early films, \u003ci\u003ePolitics as Form in Lars von Trier \u003c\/i\u003eidentifies  recurring formal elements in von Trier's oeuvre and discusses the  formal complexity of his films under the rubric of the post-Brechtian.  Through an in depth formal analysis, the book shows that Brecht is more  important to von Trier's work than what most critics seem to acknowledge  and deems von Trier as a dialectical filmmaker. This study draws on  many untranslated resources and features an interview with Lars von  Trier, and another one with his mentor – the great Danish director  Jørgen Leth.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAngelos Koutsourakis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, University of Leeds, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKafkaesque Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), \u003ci\u003eRethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003ePolitics as Form in Lars von Trier\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2013) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCinema of Crisis: Film and Contemporary Europe \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), and \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 April 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501307690\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331230761100,"sku":"9781501307690","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_dc564df6-8223-468c-86a9-0a15a4d664b2.jpg?v=1783595350","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501307690","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}