The Films of Wes Anderson Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon
Wes Anderson's films can be divisive, but he is widely recognized as the inspiration for several recent trends in indie films. Using both practical and theoretical lenses, the contributors address and explain the recurring stylistic techniques, motif
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PETER C. KUNZE
The Films of Wes Anderson
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The Films of Wes Anderson Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon Edited by Peter C. Kunze
the films of wes anderson Copyright © Peter C. Kunze, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-40311-7 All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-48692-2 DOI 10.1057/9781137403124
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The films of Wes Anderson : critical essays on an indiewood icon / edited by Peter C. Kunze. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-48692-2 1. Anderson, Wes, 1969 —Criticism and interpretation. I. Kunze, Peter C. (Peter Christopher), editor of compilation. PN1998.3.A526F57 2014 791.4302'33092—dc23 2013045031 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: May 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents
List of Illustrations Introduction: The Wonderful Worlds of Wes Anderson Peter C. Kunze
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Part 1 1 The Short Films of Wes Anderson Nicole Richter
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2 Cast of Characters: Wes Anderson and Pure Cinematic Characterization Kim Wilkins
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3 The Jellyfish and the Moonlight: Imagining the Family in Wes Anderson’s Films Steven Rybin
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4 “Max Fischer Presents”: Wes Anderson and the Theatricality of Mourning Rachel Joseph
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5 “Who’s to Say?”: The Role of Pets in Wes Anderson’s Films C. Ryan Knight 6 “American Empirical” Time and Space: The (In) Visibility of Popular Culture in the Films of Wes Anderson Jason Davids Scott
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Part 2 7 From the Mixed-Up Films of Mr. Wesley W. Anderson: Children’s Literature as Intertexts Peter C. Kunze 8 A Shared Approach to Familial Dysfunction and Sound Design: Wes Anderson’s Influence on the Films of Noah Baumbach Jennifer O’Meara
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9 Bill Murray and Wes Anderson, or the Curmudgeon as Muse Colleen Kennedy-Karpat 10 Life on Mars or Life on the Sea: Seu Jorge, David Bowie, and the Musical World in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Lara Hrycaj
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Part 3 11 The Andersonian, the Quirky, and “Innocence” James MacDowell
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12 “I Always Wanted to Be a Tenenbaum”: Class Mobility as Neoliberal Fantasy in Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums171 Jen Hedler Phillis 13 Objects/Desire/Oedipus: Wes Anderson as Late-Capitalist
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