Engaging Dialogue

Cinematic Verbalism in American Independent Cinema

Jennifer O'Meara

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English

Edinburgh University Press
30 November 2019

Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers; Film movie scripts & screenplays

Series: Traditions in American Cinema

Examining the centrality of dialogue to American independent cinema, Jennifer O'Meara argues that it is impossible to separate small budgets from the old adage that 'talk is cheap'. Focusing on the 1980s until the present, particularly on the films by writer-directors like Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach and Richard Linklater, this book demonstrates dialogue's ability to engage audiences and bind together the narrative, aesthetic and performative elements of selected cinema. Questioning the association of dialogue-centred films with the 'literary' and the 'un-cinematic', O'Meara highlights how speech in independent cinema can instead hinge on what is termed 'cinematic verbalism': when dialogue is designed and executed in complex, medium-specific ways.

By: Jennifer O'Meara
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781474431767
ISBN 10: 1474431763
Series: Traditions in American Cinema
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 30 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer O'Meara lectures in Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She has published on a range of film and media topics, in venues such as Cinema Journal, The New Soundtrack, Feminist Media Studies and The Soundtrack. She is currently writing a book on women's voices in contemporary screen media.

Reviews for Engaging Dialogue: Cinematic Verbalism in American Independent Cinema

What a delight to see the study of filmic dialogue pushed forward by O'Meara! Incorporating the latest research and clear analysis, her engaging insights are applicable to a wider field than the six writer-directors she foregrounds.'--Professor Sarah Kozloff, author of Overhearing Film Dialogue