The Cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve: Candour and Vulnerability

Since 2007 Mia Hansen—Løve has directed a series of meditative film dramas about families, love, vulnerability and growing up, all of them exceptionally attentive to film’s ability to convey the passing of time, separation and loss. As the first book—length study of the films of Mia Hansen—Løve, this volume introduces her cinema to both an academic and a general readership. Exploring her move from acting, via criticism, to directing, the book first investigates the complexity of her situati...