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"Films like Welcome to the dollhouse and Happiness established Todd Solondz as independent cinema's premier satirist. Blending a trademark black humor into atmospheres of grueling bleakness, Solondz repeatedly takes moviegoers into a bland suburban junk space peopled by the damaged, the neglected, and the depraved. Julian Murphet appraises the career of the controversial, if increasingly ignored, indie film auteur. Through close readings and a discussion with the director, Murphet dissects how Solondz's themes and techniques serve stories laden with hot-button topics like pedophilia, rape,…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2019University of Illinois Press · 200 pages · 9780252042768
- Other · English · 2019University of Illinois Press · 200 pages · 9780252051623
- Other · English · 2019University of Illinois Press · 200 pages · 9780252084591
LiteratureMotion picture producers and directorsMotion pictures, historyCriticism and interpretation