{"product_id":"jim-jarmusch-juan-a-suarez-9780252074431","title":"Jim Jarmusch","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first major English-language study of Jarmusch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when gimmicky, action-driven blockbusters ruled Hollywood, Jim Jarmusch spearheaded a boom in independent cinema by making now-classic low-budget films like \u003ci\u003eStranger than Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDown by Law\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMystery Train\u003c\/i\u003e. Jarmusch's films focused on intimacy, character, and new takes on classical narratives. His minimal form, peculiar pacing, wry humor, and blank affect have since been adopted by directors like Sofia Coppola, Hal Hartley, Richard Linklater, and Tsai Ming-liang. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan A. Su疵ez identifies and describes an abundance of aesthetic influences on Jarmusch, delving into the director's links to punk, Structural film, classic street photography, hip-hop, beat literature and art, and the New York pop vanguard of the late 1970s. At the same time, he analyzes Jarmusch's work from three mutually implicated perspectives: in relation to independent filmmaking from the 1980s to the present; as a form of cultural production that appropriates existing icons, genres, and motifs; and as an instance of postmodern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series Contemporary Film Directors, edited by James R. Naremore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan A. Su疵ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252074432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252074431\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 08\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.91h x 5.97w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2007 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 264","brand":"Juan A. Su疵ez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981522370815,"sku":"9780252074431","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c12482bb-65a6-4c51-8518-89f08800f1a0.jpg?v=1683256077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jim-jarmusch-juan-a-suarez-9780252074431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}