{"product_id":"refocus-brett-davies-9781399524087","title":"Refocus: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: \"I'm making this up as I go\" Lawrence Kasdan and \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1. Smith and Jones: Discourse Analysis of the \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e Story Conference\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Visual Language in the \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e Screenplay \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Kasdan the Director: Developing Style(s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. \u003ci\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/i\u003e: Heightened Style in the Neo-Noir\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Classical Structure in the \"Perfect Ensemble\" of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Voice of the Largest Generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Altruism and Otherness in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 6. Cowboys, Aliens, and Sixtysomethings: Age and Nostalgia in Kasdan's Later Films \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Influences, Without and Within\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. From Noir to Kurosawa: Allusion and Homage in Lawrence Kasdan's Films\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Kasdan's Collaborations: Creation and Performance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: A Long Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. From Star Wars to Saga: Lawrence Kasdan and \u003ci\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 10. Revenge of the Monomyth: Reclaiming the Hero's Journey in \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 11. A New Hope in \u003ci\u003eThe Force Awakens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 12. A Changed Man: \u003ci\u003eSolo\u003c\/i\u003e and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. An Interview with Lawrence Kasdan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLawrence Kasdan: Writing and Directing Credits \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399524089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399524087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d","brand":"Brett Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930777501951,"sku":"9781399524087","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8275603c-342e-4986-8800-851bd9dbd4a9.jpg?v=1766344200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/refocus-brett-davies-9781399524087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}