{"product_id":"refocus-the-films-of-kira-muratova-9781399545709","title":"Refocus: The Films of Kira Muratova","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning six decades, her seventeen features and four shorts move from the late Soviet era to post-Soviet Ukraine, breaking cinematic rules with repetition, collage, unruly performance and a tactile, object-rich world. This volume reframes Muratova as an \u003ci\u003eautrice\u003c\/i\u003e working from the margins and proposes 'ex-cinema' as a central concept in her radical practice at the edges of language, genre, and empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross four parts, leading and emerging scholars examine form and style, gender and queer aesthetics, ethics and community and Muratova's dialogues with European cinema. Attending to decolonial questions, feminist perspectives, and the politics of visibility, the volume shows how her films unsettle canons and centres while tracing the collective artistry behind them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e​​​​​​​It offers an accessible, interdisciplinary guide to a singular filmmaker and fresh scholarship for students, researchers and cinephiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irina Gradinari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Refocus: The International Directors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399545709","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016483975305,"sku":"9781399545709","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f96ad89e-9b56-45da-ae4b-7dd7f8965d93.jpg?v=1787688794","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/refocus-the-films-of-kira-muratova-9781399545709","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}