{"product_id":"woody-allen-and-charlie-chaplin-jill-franks-9781476677927","title":"Woody Allen and Charlie Chaplin: Little Men, Big Auteurs","description":"\u003cp\u003e The comic archetype of the Little Man--a \"nobody\" who stands up to unfairness--is central to the films of Woody Allen and Charlie Chaplin. Portraying the alienation of life in an indifferent world with a mix of pathos, irony and slapstick, both adopted absurdist personas--Chaplin's bumbling yet clever Tramp with his shabby clothes, and Allen's fool with his metaphysical witticisms and proclivity to fall in love too quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Both men were auteurs who managed to retain creative control of their work and achieve worldwide popularity. Both suffered from scandals regarding their attraction to younger women. Drawing on psychoanalysis and gender studies, this book explores their films as barometers of their respective historical moments, marking cultural shifts from modernism to postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Franks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476677921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476677927\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 06\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019","brand":"Jill Franks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123899494655,"sku":"9781476677927","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32ab2fca-3542-40fc-82de-2e04da8c1400.jpg?v=1687433548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/woody-allen-and-charlie-chaplin-jill-franks-9781476677927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}