David Fincher's Zodiac - Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation (Hardcover)

David Fincher's Zodiac (2007), written by producer James Vanderbilt and adapted from the true crime works of James Graysmith, remains one of the most respected films of the early 21st century. As the second film featuring a serial killer (and the first based on fact) by Fincher, Zodiac remains a standout in a varied but stylistically unified career. It similarly stands out among a new wave of crime cinema in the early 2000s, including the modern classics Inside Man, Michael Clayton, and Academy Award winner No Country for Old Men. While commonly described as a serial killer film, Zodiac also hybridizes the policier genre and the investigative reporter film. And yet, scholarship has largely ignored the film. This collection, edited by Matthew Sorrento and David Ryan, is the first book-length study dedicated to the film. Section One focuses on early influences, such as serial and spree killer films of the 1960s and 70s and how their treatments helped to shape Fincher's film. The second section analyses the film's unique treatment of narrative with studies of rhetoric onscreen, intertextuality, and gender. The book closes with a section on media studies, including chapters focusing on game theory, data and hegemony, the Zodiac's treatment in music, and the use of sound in cinema. By offering new avenues in Zodiac studies and continuing a few established ones, this book will interest scholars of cinema and true crime along with fans and enthusiasts in these areas.

General

Imprint:	Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Release date:	December 2021
Editors:	Matthew Sorrento • David Ryan
Foreword by:	Christopher Sharrett
Contributors:	Jeremy Carr • Daniel R Fredrick • Deborah L Jaramillo • Martin Kevorkian • Rod Lott • Theresa Rodewald • Jake Rutkowski
Dimensions:	238 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-1-68393-326-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-68393-326-5
Barcode:	9781683933267

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