{"product_id":"refocus-steve-choe-9781474431385","title":"Refocus: The Films of William Friedkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Friedkin is the director of genre-defining works such as \u003cem\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) and \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), controversial productions like \u003cem\u003eCruising\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and \u003cem\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), as well as understudied films including \u003cem\u003eThe Birthday Party\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eSorcerer\u003c\/em\u003e (1977) and \u003cem\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). This book, the first scholarly study of Friedkin's films, reveals how they confront the ambiguities of law and morality, issues of subjectivity and problems of faith, while raising key questions around emotion and narrative in the cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing his work in the historical contexts of the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency, \u003cem\u003eReFocus: The Films of William Friedkin\u003c\/em\u003e also examines the director's representations of sex and violence after the dismantling of the Production Code and in light of the rise and fall of New Hollywood cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Choe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474431380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474431385\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 05\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Steve Choe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077930873087,"sku":"9781474431385","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20b9a297-9d37-4a01-b6fc-d6ceafd26bd5.jpg?v=1685472576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/refocus-steve-choe-9781474431385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}