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ReFocus : the films of William Friedkin / Steve Choe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Choe, Steve, author.
- Series:
- ReFocus, the American directors series.
- ReFocus, the American Directors Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Friedkin, William--Criticism and interpretation.
- Friedkin, William.
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Spaces of Melodrama
- 2 Policing the Police
- 3 Criminal Desires
- 4 Justice at the Limits of Popular Cinema
- 5 "The Power of Cinema Compels You"
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-3140-2
- 1-3995-0902-0
- 1-4744-3139-9
- OCLC:
- 1283859025
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