{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-preston-sturges-alessandro-pirolini-9780786443581","title":"The Cinema of Preston Sturges: A Critical Study","description":"Most published works on writer-director Preston Sturges (1898-1959) have focused on the elements that made him a symbol of classic Hollywood comedy or his contributions to the genre via such 1940s classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiracle of Morgan's Creek\u003c\/i\u003e. In contrast, this critical study asserts that there are enough unexplained incongruities, fragmentations and contradictions in Sturges' output to demand a re-evalution of his place in film history as a predecessor (and perhaps progenitor) of later postmodern filmmakers. Four appendices offer a generous selection of previously unavailable material, including an exclusive interview with the director's fourth wife Sandy Sturges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandro Pirolini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786443588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786443581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Alessandro Pirolini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926037102847,"sku":"9780786443581","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_82a4fae3-c2d2-4c6a-9a00-91f298a7054b.jpg?v=1681080831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-preston-sturges-alessandro-pirolini-9780786443581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}