{"product_id":"mike-nichols-kyle-stevens-9780199375813","title":"Mike Nichols: Sex, Language, and the Reinvention of Psychological Realism","description":"With iconic movies like \u003cem\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCarnal Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e, Mike Nichols was the most prominent American director during the cultural upheavals of the 1960s. \u003cem\u003eMike Nichols: Sex, Language, and the Reinvention of Psychological Realism\u003c\/em\u003e argues that he overhauled the style of psychological realism, and, in doing so, continues to shape the legacies of Hollywood cinema. It also reveals that misreadings of his films were central to foundational debates at the emergence of Cinema Studies as a discipline, inviting new reflections on critical dogma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on Nichols' classic movies, as well as later films such as \u003cem\u003eSilkwood, The Birdcage\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/em\u003e, Kyle Stevens demonstrates that Nichols' realism lies not in the plausibility of his characters but in their inherent mystery. By attending to the puzzling words and silences, breaths and laughter, that comprise these characters, Stevens uncovers new insights into the subversive potential of a range of cinematic elements, and reveals how Nichols' satirical oeuvre, and Hollywood itself, participated in several of the nation's most urgent social, political, and philosophical advances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019937581X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199375813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016","brand":"Kyle Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914268573951,"sku":"9780199375813","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3e95f803-e08e-4628-9e05-6d067e41ea51.jpg?v=1680641317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mike-nichols-kyle-stevens-9780199375813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}