His name is synonymous with "independent film;" and for more than twenty-five years; filmmaker John Sayles has tackled issues ranging from race and sexuality to the abuses of capitalism and American culture; aspiring to a type of realism that Hollywood can rarely portray. This collection offers unprecedented coverage of Saylesrsquo;s craft and content; as it deploys a rich variety of critical methods to explore the full scope of his work. Together the essays afford a deeper understanding not only of the individual filmsmdash;including his 1980 The Return of the Secaucus Seven (named to the National Registry) and the recent Limbo and Men with Gunsmdash;but also of Saylesrsquo;s unusual place in American cinema and his influence worldwide.The focus of Saylesrsquo;s films is frequently on peoplesrsquo; lives; not on stories with tidy endings; and often a main goal is to alert viewers of their complicity in the problems at hand. One might assume his style to be content driven; but closer inspection reveals a mix of styles from documentary to postmodern. In this anthology; a set of international scholars addresses these and many other aspects of Saylesrsquo;s filmmaking as they explore individual works. Their methodological approaches include historical and industry analysis as well as psychoanalysis and postcolonial theory; to name a few. Sayles Talk is both an in-depth and wide-ranging tribute to the "father" of independent film. In one volume; readers can find discussions of most of Saylesrsquo;s films together with a comprehensive introduction to his film practice; an annotated list of existing literature on Sayles; and information on resources for further inquiry into his fiction; film; and television work. Film students as well as seasoned critics will turn to this book time and again to enrich their understanding of one of Americarsquo;s great cinematic innovators and his legacy.
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