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W es Anderson's feature-length filmmaking has largely been met with critical acclaim, with widespread consensus among critics that, at the very least, Anderson is a modern-day auteur with a distinct directorial style. 1 Critical studies of Anderson's work range from largeauthorship analyses, like Mark Browning's 2011 book-length work, Wes Anderson: Why His Movies Matter, Tod Lippy's "Wes Anderson, " or Devin Orgeron's director study, to scholarship about more specific themes in Anderson's filmmaking, such as Cynthia Felando's work on women and aging, James MacDowell's essay on tone and quirky sensibility, or Joshua Gooch's discussion of fatherhood. While these works each have something important to offer readers, what is missing from the current scholarship surrounding Anderson is an analysis of his short films. Criticism about Anderson's work is heavily skewed toward his feature filmmaking. At first glance this may seem appropriate, but even a cursory numerical accounting of Anderson's films shows a blind spot in Anderson scholarship. To date Anderson has directed seven feature films and three (arguably four) short films. This problem with scholarship is not unique in relation to

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Author

Peter C. Kunze (eds.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan US

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781349486922

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Art