{"product_id":"the-lost-decade-chris-horn-9781501394492","title":"The Lost Decade: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides an analysis of Hollywood from a fresh viewpoint that shows the careers of Robert Altman, Francis Coppola, William Friedkin, and others in the 1980s as far from conforming to a monolithic pattern of decline, but rather as diverse and complex responses to political and industrial changes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1980s are routinely seen as the era of the blockbuster and of 'Reaganite entertainment, ' whereas the dominant view of late 1960s and early 1970s American film history is that of a 'Hollywood Renaissance', a relatively brief window of artistry based around a select group of directors. Yet key directors associated with the Renaissance period remained active throughout the 1980s and their work has been obscured or dismissed by a narrow, singular model of American film history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book deals with industrial contexts that conditioned these directors' ability to work creatively, but it is also very much about the analysis of individual films, bringing to light a range of unheralded work, from the visual experimentation of \u003ci\u003eOne from the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (Coppola, 1981) to the experimental production contexts of \u003ci\u003eSecret Honor \u003c\/i\u003e(Altman, 1984) and the stylistic \u003ci\u003eélan \u003c\/i\u003eof \u003ci\u003eTo Live and Die in L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e (Friedkin, 1985). Behind the homogenous picture of the decline of the auteur in 1980s American cinema are films and careers that merit greater attention, and this book offers a new way to perceive individual films, American film history, and the viability of sustained authorial creativity within post-studio era Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501394495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501394492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Chris Horn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001584075007,"sku":"9781501394492","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c8d856c-b89b-4a54-bf9f-c4941b22cc1f.jpg?v=1751601509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-decade-chris-horn-9781501394492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}