{"product_id":"filmquake","title":"Filmquake","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover films that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when filmmakers take tradition and rip it up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilmQuake \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 50 movies that shook the cinematic world, telling the \u003cb\u003efascinating stories\u003c\/b\u003e behind their \u003cb\u003ecreation, reception and legacy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From unbelievable developments in technology (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1941) to feminist triumphs (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWanda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1970); films that kickstarted New Queer Cinema (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1990) to others that challenged lawmakers (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short Film About Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1988) – \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e presents the movies that \u003cb\u003equestioned boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003echallenged the status quo\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emade shockwaves\u003c\/b\u003e we are still feeling today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From film's first innovators, people like the \u003cb\u003eLumière brothers,\u003c\/b\u003e whose short film of a train arriving was reported to have terrified audiences in 19th century Paris, through iconoclasts like\u003cb\u003e Sergei Eisenstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLuis Buñuel\u003c\/b\u003e, to titans of 20th century cinema like \u003cb\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Godard, \u003c\/b\u003ediscover the stories behind the films which incontrovertably changed the course of cinema forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Into the modern day, this book examines how filmmakers have addressed themes of prejudice and inequality, from the Black Lives Matter movement and \u003cb\u003eJordan Peele's\u003c\/b\u003e unmissable \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eBong Joon-ho's \u003c\/b\u003ecutting study of the lives of the wealthy in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eParasite, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas well as innovative new cinematic techniques emerging in films like \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eB\u003cb\u003elair \u003c\/b\u003eWitch Project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In telling the history of cinema through the works that were\u003cb\u003e truly disruptive\u003c\/b\u003e, and explaining the context in which each was created, \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the heart of modern film, which is to constantly question boundaries and challenge expectation.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e This book is from the\u003cb\u003e Culture Quake\u003c\/b\u003e series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Also available is\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eArtQuake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that \u003cb\u003echallenged consensus \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebroke daring new\u003c\/b\u003e ground in the world of art, inspiring \u003cb\u003eshock and scandal \u003c\/b\u003eas they did so, but ultimately cementing themselves as \u003cb\u003etruly great works of modern art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315096396158,"sku":"NW9780711259713","price":11.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780711259713.jpg?v=1778714931","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/filmquake","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}