{"product_id":"elaine-may-elizabeth-alsop-9780252046490","title":"Elaine May","description":"A master of subverting tropes with surgical precision, Elaine May forged a career in 1970s Hollywood with films like \u003ci\u003eThe Heartbreak Kid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMikey and Nicky\u003c\/i\u003e. Elizabeth Alsop explores the director's non-conformist and uncompromising vision while looking at May's films against trends in classic and post-classical Hollywood. Shaped by her background and success in the theater, May brought the biting humor of her improv comedy to her filmmaking. But unfriendly media and a system hostile to both her methods and sensibility consigned her to \"director's jail\" after the failure of \u003ci\u003eIshtar\u003c\/i\u003e. As Alsop moves through the filmmaker's four movies, she tracks May's inventive treatment of favorite themes like hapless male characters and the inanities of American culture. She also considers May's work in relation to her multifaceted career as a writer and performer. \u003cp\u003e A compelling reconsideration of an iconoclast and original, \u003ci\u003eElaine May\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a surprisingly radical auteur created her trademark cinema of discomfort. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Alsop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252046498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252046490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Elizabeth Alsop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46618063700223,"sku":"9780252046490","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b00c92ed-8941-40b3-9cc4-02a47dbb1b43.jpg?v=1740069071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elaine-may-elizabeth-alsop-9780252046490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}