Todd Solondz

by Julian Murphet

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252084594
• ISBN13: 9780252084591
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.2"