{"product_id":"refocus-the-films-of-william-friedkin-9781474431385","title":"Refocus: The Films of William Friedkin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Choe\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Friedkin is the director of genre-defining works such as \u003ci\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), controversial productions like \u003ci\u003eCruising\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) and \u003ci\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), as well as understudied films including \u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Party\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eSorcerer\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). 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.\u003cbr\u003ePlacing his work in the historical contexts of the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency, \u003ci\u003eReFocus: The Films of William Friedkin\u003c\/i\u003e also examines the director's representations of sex and violence after the dismantling of the Production Code and in light of the rise and fall of New Hollywood cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46446570995863,"sku":"9781474431385","price":3314.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474431385.webp?v=1769137792","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/refocus-the-films-of-william-friedkin-9781474431385","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}