{"product_id":"perpetual-movement-neil-badmington-9781438484150","title":"Perpetual Movement: Alfred Hitchcock's Rope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers both a production history and a close analysis, with a chapter for each of the film's eleven shots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study in English of Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003ePerpetual Movement\u003c\/i\u003e offers both a production history that draws extensively upon little-known archival materials, including set drawings and drafts of the screenplay, and a close examination of the film in which Neil Badmington analyzes each of \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e's eleven shots. Writing in an accessible and engaging style, Badmington explores the film's treatment of space, sound, editing, sexuality, source material, design, intertexuality, narrative, and music. He looks at Hitchcock's struggle with censorship while planning, shooting, and distributing the film. \u003ci\u003ePerpetual Movement\u003c\/i\u003e also addresses \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e's reception and legacy, explaining why the film's unusual qualities provide such lasting appeal for viewers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Badmington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438484151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438484150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.30w x 0.85d","brand":"Neil Badmington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047609856255,"sku":"9781438484150","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b4964aa-6f50-4a56-bc1b-cd62ae46b848.jpg?v=1768675910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perpetual-movement-neil-badmington-9781438484150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}