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Cinema Unchained: The Films of Quentin Tarantino Brancati, Simona. Washington, D.C.: New Academia Publishing, 2014.
In his preface to Simona Brancati's Cinema Unchained, senior scholar Frank Manchel argues that the uniqueness of the work is to be found not so much in the novelty of Brancati's findings but in the unpretentious clarity of her style. Indeed it is difficult, when reading Brancati's book, not to be impressed by the ease with which she surveys Tarantino's controversial oeuvre. She offers lucid comparative analyses of Tarantino's films in terms of how they relate to one another but also to the diverse cinematic traditions he draws on for inspiration (spaghetti westerns, 1970s kung-fu films, the blacksploitation genre, etc.). Moving deftly through a maze of critical perspectives, the book's holistic presentation of the American writer/director includes biographical criticism, cultural theory, and narratological analysis.
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