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Browning, Mark

Danny Boyle - Lust for Life

Browning, Mark - Danny Boyle - Lust for Life, ebook

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Danny Boyle is one of contemporary filmmaking’s most exciting talents. Since the early 1990s he has steadily created a body of work that crosses genres and defies easy categorisation, from black humour (Shallow Grave), gritty realism (Trainspotting), screwball comedy (A Life Less Ordinary), cult adaptations (The Beach), and horror (28 Days Later), to science fiction (Sunshine), children’s drama (Millions), love stories (Slumdog Millionaire) and tales of personal redemption (127 Hours).

Unlike many of his peers, Boyle seems most comfortable when working with modest budgets, relying on acting ability rather than special effects, and surrounding himself with a trusted team of writers, cinematographers and production designers. His restless energy, vitality and drive find their expression in the celebratory tone of his films – their lust for life.

In this book, Mark Browning provides a rigorous but highly accessible analysis of Boyle’s work, discussing the processes by which he absorbs generic and literary influences, the way he gains powerful performances both from inexperienced casts and A-list stars, his portrayal of regional identity, his use of moral dilemmas as a narrative trigger, and the religious undercurrents that permeate his films.

Keywords: Boyle, film directors, Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Shallow Grave

Author(s)
Publisher
Andrews UK
Publication year
2012
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
231 pages
Category
Art, Art History
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9780957112803
Printed ISBN
9780956559517

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