9781683933267: David Fincher's Zodiac: Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation (The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities)
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ISBN 10: 1683933265 ISBN 13: 9781683933267
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2021

Synopsis

David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), written by producer James Vanderbilt and adapted from the true crime works of Robert Graysmith, remains one of the most respected films of the early twenty-first century. As the second film featuring a serial killer (and the first based on fact) by Fincher, Zodiac remains a standout in a varied but stylistically unified career. While connected to this genre, the film also hybridizes the policier genre and the investigative reporter film. And yet, scholarship has largely ignored the film.
This collection is the first book-length work of criticism dedicated to the film. Section One focuses on early influences, while the second section analyzes the film’s unique treatment of narrative. The book closes with a section focusing on game theory, data and hegemony, the Zodiac’s treatment in music, and the use of sound in cinema. By offering new avenues and continuing a few established ones, this book will interest scholars of cinema and true crime along with fans and enthusiasts in these areas.

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About the Authors

Matthew Sorrento teaches film studies at Rutgers University-Camden.

David Ryan is academic director and faculty chair of the Master of Arts of Professional Communication program at the University of San Francisco.

Andrew M. Winters is professor of philosophy and Chair of Humanities at Yavapai College.

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Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1683933265
ISBN 13 
9781683933267
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
276
Editor
Matthew Sorrento, David Ryan

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