Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index.
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Includes filmography (pages 151-159).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Traveling Artist; 2. To Feature or Not to Feature: The Beat Gay Mentor and the Openly Gay Opus; 3. The Family Business; 4. A Miss and Two Hits; 5. Going Hollywood (Sort Of); 6. Antonioni Meets P. Adams Sitney vs. Kurt Cobain in Disguise While Paranoia Strikes Deep; 7. The Mayor of Castro Street; 8. Short Films, Work as a Producer, Music Videos, Feature Film Segments, and Future Projects; Conclusions; Filmography; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Arranged chronologically, Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema provides a comprehensive overview of the life and art of this talented director, covering his mainstream, commercial, and avant-garde projects. More than a biography, the book examines Van Sant's incredibly diverse body of work, exploring the influence of his open homosexuality; of fine art, literature, and music; and of the range of cinema styles to which he has been exposed.
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Title
Gus Van Sant.
International Standard Book Number
9780313357763
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Van Sant, Gus.
Van Sant, Gus.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Motion picture producers and directors-- United States, Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Motion picture producers and directors.
PERFORMING ARTS-- Film & Video-- Direction & Production.