David Fincher's Zodiac

Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation

Matthew Sorrento, David Ryan, Christopher Sharrett , Jeremy Carr

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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
15 September 2023

Film theory & criticism; Documentary movies & films; Crime & criminology

Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities

David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), written by producer James Vanderbilt and adapted from the true crime works of Robert Graysmith, remains one of the most respected films of the early twenty-first century. As the second film featuring a serial killer (and the first based on fact) by Fincher, Zodiac remains a standout in a varied but stylistically unified career. While connected to this genre, the film also hybridizes the policier genre and the investigative reporter film. And yet, scholarship has largely ignored the film.

This collection is the first book-length work of criticism dedicated to the film. Section One focuses on early influences, while the second section analyzes the film’s unique treatment of narrative. The book closes with a section focusing on game theory, data and hegemony, the Zodiac’s treatment in music, and the use of sound in cinema. By offering new avenues and continuing a few established ones, this book will interest scholars of cinema and true crime along with fans and enthusiasts in these areas.

Foreword by: Christopher Sharrett
Contributions by: Jeremy Carr, Daniel R. Fredrick
Edited by: Matthew Sorrento, David Ryan
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781683933281
ISBN 10: 1683933281
Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 15 September 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Sorrento teaches film studies at Rutgers University-Camden. David Ryan is academic director and faculty chair of the Master of Arts of Professional Communication program at the University of San Francisco.

Reviews for David Fincher's Zodiac: Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation

This is an important study in regards to David Fincher, Zodiac, and the true crime story upon which it is based. The collection exposes and examines the topics, and our fascination with them, in surprising ways. -- Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of 1000 Women in Horror and The Giallo Canvas Though arguably the most interesting serial-killer film since Hitchcock's Psycho, David Fincher's Zodiac has not yet received as much high-level critical analysis as it deserves. This exciting new anthology goes a long way toward remedying the deficiency. Written from a variety of perspectives and with a wide range of concerns, this volume is especially strong in helping us to understand the film in its various cultural and historical contexts and with regard to its complex narrative strategies. -- Carl Freedman, Willam A. Read Professor of English Literature at Louisiana State University and author of Versions of Crime Cinema and American Presidents and Oliver Stone