2 Wes Anderson: His Position in American Cinema and Culture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur – A History 1
5. 2 Wes Anderson: His Position in American Cinema and Culture 33
6. 3 Gender, Youth, and the Exploration of Masculinity in Bottle Rocket 60
7. 4 “Sic Transit Gloria”: Transgressing the Boundaries of Adolescence in Rushmore 78
8. 5 The Interplay of Narrative Text, Language, and Film: Literary Influence and Intertextuality in The Royal Tenenbaums 97
9. 6 Opposition and Resolution: The Dissonance of Celebrity in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 121
10. 7 Fragmentary Narratives/Incomplete Identities in The Darjeeling Limited 137
11. 8 Adaptation and Homage: The World of Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr. Fox 151
12. 9 Reconstitution of the “Family” and Construction of Normalized Gender in Moonrise Kingdom 168
13. 10 Literary Influence and Memory: Stefan Zweig and The Grand Budapest Hotel 183
14. 11 Wes Anderson’s Short Films and Commercial Work 200
15. Conclusion: Memory and Narrative in the Works of Wes Anderson 213
16. Filmography 224
17. Bibliography 228
18. Index 239