The Cinema Of Todd Haynes: All That Heaven Allows (directors' Cuts)

Todd Haynes has emerged from the trenches of independent American film in the 1990s to become one of the twenty-first century's most audacious filmmakers. In a series of smart, informative essays, this book traces his career from its roots in New Queer Cinema to the Oscar-nominated "Far from Heaven" (2002). Along the way, it covers such landmark films as "Poison" (1991), "Safe" (1995), and "Velvet Goldmine" (1998). Contributors look at these films from a variety of angles, including his debts to the avant-garde and such noted precursors as Rainer Werner Fassbinder; his adventurous uses of melodrama; and his incisive portrayals of contemporary life.