{"product_id":"9781623563455","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 most critics acknowledge and deems von Trier a dialectical filmmaker. This study draws on many untranslated resources and features interviews with Lars von Trier and his mentor, the great Danish director Jørgen Leth.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAngelos Koutsourakis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate 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\u003e Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and the co-editor of  \u003ci\u003eCinema of Crisis: Film and Contemporary Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and of \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\u003e24 October 2013\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\u003e9781623563455\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\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\u003e18.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331386474636,"sku":"9781623563455","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fc23a400-dcc4-4fe6-bb23-980a0924417e.jpg?v=1783596311","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781623563455","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}