{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-istvzan-szabze-john-cunningham-9780231171984","title":"The Cinema of István Szabó: Visions of Europe","description":"István Szabó is one of Hungary's most celebrated and best-known film directors, and the first Hungarian to have won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, for \u003ci\u003eMephisto\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). In a career spanning over five decades Szabó has relentlessly examined the place of the individual in European history, particularly those caught up in the turbulent events of Central Europe and his own native Hungary. His protagonists struggle to find a place for themselves, some meaning in their lives, security and a sense of being, against a background of two world wars (\u003ci\u003eColonel Redl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfidence\u003c\/i\u003e), the Holocaust (\u003ci\u003eSunshine\u003c\/i\u003e), the Hungarian Uprising, and the Cold War (\u003ci\u003eFather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e25 Fireman's Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaking Sides\u003c\/i\u003e). This is the first English-language study of all his feature films and uses material from interviews with Szabó and his collaborators. Also included are chapters on his formative years, including his time at the famous Budapest Film Academy and the relationship of the state to the film industry in Hungary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231171986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231171984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"John Cunningham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013709377791,"sku":"9780231171984","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd02c4ac-b78c-4204-8baf-d343083efdc6.jpg?v=1767744279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-istvzan-szabze-john-cunningham-9780231171984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}