{"product_id":"big-screen","title":"Big Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this triumphant work David Thomson, one of film''s greatest living experts and author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Biographical Dictionary of Film\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the enthralling story of the movies and how they have shaped us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, Thomson tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let movies - the stories, the stars, the look - show us how to live. But at the same time he shows us how movies, offering a seductive escape from the everyday reality and its responsibilities, have made it possible for us to evade life altogether. The entranced audience has become a model for powerless citizens trying to pursue happiness by sitting quietly in a dark room. Does the big screen take us out into the world, or merely mesmerize us? That is Thomson''s question in this great adventure of a book. A passionate feat of storytelling that is vital to anyone trying to make sense of the age of screens - the age that, more than ever, we are living in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319968211326,"sku":"NW9780141047126","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141047126.jpg?v=1778244104","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/big-screen","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}