Abstract
This essay provides an overview of the career of US film director Gregg Araki, highlighting auteurist connections between individual titles (stylised mise-en-scene, shoegaze music, representations of teenagers). Particular attention is paid to road movieThe Living End (1992), a key title in the New Queer Cinema movement, and child abuse dramaMysterious Skin (2004), a well-received adaptation of Scott Heim's novel.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Fifty Contemporary Film Directors |
| Editors | Yvonne Tasker |
| Place of Publication | London and New York |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 38-46 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-415-55433-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Gregg Araki, New Queer Cinema, US independent film, teen cinema
