{"product_id":"a-little-solitaire-murray-pomerance-9780813550602","title":"A Little Solitaire: John Frankenheimer and American Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eThink about some commercially successful film masterpieces--\u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSeven Days in May. Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e. Then consider some lesser known, yet equally compelling cinematic achievements--\u003ci\u003eThe Fixer. The Gypsy Moths. Path to War\u003c\/i\u003e. These triumphs are the work of the best known and most highly regarded Hollywood director to emerge from live TV drama in the 1950s--five-time Emmy-award-winner John Frankenheimer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Frankenheimer was a pioneer in the genre of political thrillers who embraced the antimodernist critique of contemporary society, some of his later films did not receive the attention they deserved. Many claimed that at a midpoint in his career he had lost his touch. World-renowned film scholars put this myth to rest in \u003ci\u003eA Little Solitaire\u003c\/i\u003e, which offers the only multidisciplinary critical account of Frankenheimer's oeuvre. Especially emphasized is his deep and passionate engagement with national politics and the irrepressible need of human beings to assert their rights and individuality in the face of organizations that would reduce them to silence and anonymity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Murray Pomerance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813550602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813550602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012","brand":"Murray Pomerance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602700390655,"sku":"9780813550602","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_466c962c-ac1a-4391-9a79-9b7070ae6244.jpg?v=1739695021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-little-solitaire-murray-pomerance-9780813550602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}