{"product_id":"filmquake-ian-haydn-smith-9780711259713","title":"Filmquake: The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover films that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when filmmakers take tradition and rip it up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilmQuake \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 50 movies that shook the cinematic world, telling the \u003cb\u003efascinating stories\u003c\/b\u003e behind their \u003cb\u003ecreation, reception and legacy\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From unbelievable developments in technology (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1941) to feminist triumphs (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWanda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1970); films that kickstarted New Queer Cinema (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1990) to others that challenged lawmakers (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short Film About Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1988) - \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e presents the movies that \u003cb\u003equestioned boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003echallenged the status quo\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emade shockwaves\u003c\/b\u003e we are still feeling today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From film's first innovators, people like the \u003cb\u003eLumi鑽e brothers, \u003c\/b\u003e whose short film of a train arriving was reported to have terrified audiences in 19th century Paris, through iconoclasts like\u003cb\u003e Sergei Eisenstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLuis Buel\u003c\/b\u003e, to titans of 20th century cinema like \u003cb\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Godard, \u003c\/b\u003ediscover the stories behind the films which incontrovertably changed the course of cinema forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Into the modern day, this book examines how filmmakers have addressed themes of prejudice and inequality, from the Black Lives Matter movement and \u003cb\u003eJordan Peele's\u003c\/b\u003e unmissable \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eBong Joon-ho's \u003c\/b\u003ecutting study of the lives of the wealthy in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eParasite, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas well as innovative new cinematic techniques emerging in films like \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eB\u003cb\u003elair \u003c\/b\u003eWitch Project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In telling the history of cinema through the works that were\u003cb\u003e truly disruptive\u003c\/b\u003e, and explaining the context in which each was created, \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the heart of modern film, which is to constantly question boundaries and challenge expectation. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e This book is from the\u003cb\u003e Culture Quake\u003c\/b\u003e series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available is\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eArtQuake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that \u003cb\u003echallenged consensus \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebroke daring new\u003c\/b\u003e ground in the world of art, inspiring \u003cb\u003eshock and scandal \u003c\/b\u003eas they did so, but ultimately cementing themselves as \u003cb\u003etruly great works of modern art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Haydn Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0711259712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711259713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Ian Haydn Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048578478335,"sku":"9780711259713","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27a8d2c0-5fce-4f8a-9766-1e904d19977d.jpg?v=1684996589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/filmquake-ian-haydn-smith-9780711259713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}