{"product_id":"far-from-heaven-glyn-davis-9780748637782","title":"Far from Heaven","description":"Nominated for four Oscars, \u003ci\u003eFar from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e earned rave reviews and won widespread cultural and critical recognition. A knowing and emotionally involving homage to the films of Douglas Sirk, this film is a key text in the canon of American independent cinema. This book offers a detailed and perceptive study of Haynes' film, with each chapter centred on a topic crucial for understanding \u003ci\u003eFar from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e's richness and seductive pleasures (authorship, melodrama, queerness). The film is also positioned in relation to the rest of Todd Haynes' work, the New Queer Cinema movement, and the history of US independent cinema.Key Features* Introduces queer theory, and applies insights from the field to \u003ci\u003eFar from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e.* Explores the changing meaning and form of independent film in the US.* Tackles the spectatorship issues surrounding retrospective viewing and rereading of classical Hollywood film.* Written by a leading authority on Todd Haynes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glyn Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748637788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748637782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Glyn Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086796206335,"sku":"9780748637782","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3634b38a-b5e0-49fb-b67a-9e1520967bde.jpg?v=1769096631","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/far-from-heaven-glyn-davis-9780748637782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}