Description: Drawing on Lacan's notion of the gaze, Cinema of Confinement argues that the transformation of space within confined locations in cinema is a result of how the filmmaker articulates and visualizes the excess of the image.
Review Quotes: "In looking at film from a Lacanian angle, Cinema of Confinement makes a strong contribution to the expanding critical literature on Lacan and cinema. The book shows exceptional knowledge of film as a language, inclusive of its unconscious underpinnings. The author moves very confidently among different filmic genres and aesthetic registers, demonstrating remarkable analytical skills. A great book with some interpretive gems." --Fabio Vighi, author of Critical Theory and Film: Rethinking Ideology through Film Noir