{"product_id":"a-cinema-of-obsession-mariah-larsson-9780299322304","title":"A Cinema of Obsession: The Life and Work of Mai Zetterling","description":"Mai Elizabeth Zetterling (1925-94) is among the most exceptional postwar female filmmakers. Born in Sweden, she lived in England and France for most of her life, making her directorial debut in 1964 with the Swedish art film \u003ci\u003eLoving Couples\u003c\/i\u003e after a fraught transition from working in front of the camera as a successful actress.\u003cbr\u003e Critics have compared her work to that of Ingmar Bergman, Luis Buñuel, and Federico Fellini, but Zetterling had a distinct style-alternately radical and reactionary-that straddled the gendered divide between high art and mass culture. Tackling themes of sexuality, isolation, and creativity, her documentaries, short and feature films, and television works are visually striking. Her oeuvre provoked controversy and scandal through her sensational representations of reproduction and motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e Mariah Larsson provides a lively and authoritative take on Zetterling's legacy and complicated position within film and women's history. \u003ci\u003eA Cinema of Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e provides necessary perspective on how the breadth of an artist's collected works keeps gatekeepers from recognizing their achievements, and questions why we still distinguish between national and global visual cultures and the big and small screens in the #MeToo era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariah Larsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299322300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299322304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020","brand":"Mariah Larsson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013719634175,"sku":"9780299322304","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9c80a89-5b55-49ae-aa8f-ee8dd8534759.jpg?v=1767744343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cinema-of-obsession-mariah-larsson-9780299322304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}