{"product_id":"king-vidor-in-focus-kevin-l-stoehr-9781476670096","title":"King Vidor in Focus: On the Filmmaker's Artistry and Vision","description":"\u003cp\u003e King Vidor (1894-1982) had the longest career of any Hollywood director, and his works include some of the most dramatic, sublime moments in the history of American cinema. Regarded by many film historians as one of the greatest of silent era filmmakers--especially for masterworks \u003ci\u003eThe Big Parade, The Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShow People\u003c\/i\u003e--Vidor is nonetheless one of the most underrated of Hollywood's \"old masters\" in terms of his overall career. His sound era films include \u003ci\u003eHallelujah, Street Scene, The Champ, The Stranger's Return, Our Daily Bread, Stella Dallas, The Citadel, Northwest Passage, Duel in the Sun, Beyond the Forest, The Fountainhead, Ruby Gentry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. He also helped to establish the Screen Directors Guild and served as its first president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book charts the ways in which Vidor's vast, complex body of work ranges over diverse genres and styles while also expressing his recurring personal interests in spirituality (especially Christian Science), aesthetics, metaphysics, social realism, and the myth of America. The first book since 1988 to give a comprehensive view of Vidor's career, it discusses his artistic evolution in a way that appeals to the general reader as well as to the film scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin L. Stoehr, Cullen Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476670099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476670096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 15","brand":"Kevin L. Stoehr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052376510719,"sku":"9781476670096","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86aac54d-d48e-4bd0-8be1-76efc5aeebb8.jpg?v=1723556192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-vidor-in-focus-kevin-l-stoehr-9781476670096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}