Peter Brunette (September 18, 1943 – June 16, 2010) was a film critic and

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'', June 22, 2010, page AA6. He was the author of several books, including biographies of Italian directors

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

and Michelangelo Antonioni. Brunette’s last book was about Austrian director

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

, published in February 2010.

Selected bibliography

*(co-author) ''Screen/Play: Derrida and Film Theory'' (with David Wills), Princeton, 1989). *(co-editor) ''Deconstruction and the Visual Arts'' (with David Wills, Cambridge, 1994)

Selected bibliography

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