{"title":"Books by James Naremore","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780198791744","title":"Film Noir","description":"Film noir, one of the most intriguing yet difficult to define terms in cinema history, is usually associated with a series of darkly seductive Hollywood thrillers from the 1940s and 50s - shadowy, black-and-white pictures about private eyes, femme fatales, outlaw lovers, criminal heists, corrupt police, and doomed or endangered outsiders. But as this VSI demonstrates, film noir actually predates the 1940s and has never been confined to Hollywood. International in scope, its various manifestations have spread across generic categories, attracted the interest of the world's great directors, and continue to appear even today. In this Very Short Introduction James Naremore shows how the term film noir originated in in French literary and film criticism, and how later uses of the term travelled abroad, changing its implications. In the process, he comments on classic examples of the films and explores important aspects of their history: their critical reception, their major literary sources, their methods of dealing with censorship and budgets, their social and cultural politics, their variety of styles, and their future in a world of digital media and video streaming. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226402304373,"sku":"9780198791744","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780198791744_02f04242-df94-4da6-9bdf-d278b0380429.jpg?v=1786012549"},{"product_id":"9780253073235","title":"The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa","description":"For over three decades, Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been widely admired for his unusual and innovative body of work, which has earned accolades and wide acclaim.      The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is the most complete treatment of his work, exploring Costa's feature films from Blood to Vitalina Varela, and from the documentaries to the short films, museum exhibitions, and the forthcoming Daughters of Fire. Authors James Naremore and Darlene J. Sadlier situate Costa within the history and culture of Portugal, at the same time providing insightful close readings and stylistic analysis of the films. Their work explores the unusual features of his artistry and illuminates his unique contribution to cinema.      An accessible portrait of an important artist, The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is an indispensable companion for scholars, students, and cinephiles everywhere.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56232468873589,"sku":"9780253073235","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780253073235_fdb0a7fd-5c46-4c10-b333-9ec4f4397067.jpg?v=1786012823"},{"product_id":"9781839022340","title":"Letter from an Unknown Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Naremore's study of Max Ophuls' classic 1948 melodrama, \u003ci\u003eLetter from an Unknown Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, not only pays tribute to Ophuls but also discusses the backgrounds and typical styles of the film’s many contributors--among them Viennese author Stephan Zweig, whose 1922 novella was the source of the picture; producer John Houseman, an ally of Ophuls who nevertheless made questionable changes to what Ophuls had shot; screenwriter Howard Koch; music composer Daniéle Amfitheatrof; designers Alexander Golitzen and Travis Banton; and leading actors Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan, whose performances were central to the film’s emotional effect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaremore also traces the film's reception history, from its middling box office success and mixed early reviews, exploring why it has been a work of exceptional interest to subsequent generations of both aesthetic critics and feminist theorists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLastly, Naremore provides an in-depth critical appreciation of the film, offering nuanced appreciation of specific details of mise-en-scene, camera movement, design, sound, and performances, integrating this close analyses into an overarching analysis of \u003ci\u003eLetter’s\u003c\/i\u003e “recognition plot;” a trope in which the recognition of a character’s identity creates dramatic intensity or crisis. Naremore argues that Letter's use of recognition is one of the most powerful in Hollywood cinema, and contrasts it with what we find in Zweig's novella.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307526926709,"sku":"9781839022340","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839022340_f1afd072-42fa-4ba5-a8d2-57c1ce5d70eb.jpg?v=1786028757"},{"product_id":"9781839023996","title":"On Kubrick","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, \u003ci\u003eFear and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), to the posthumously-produced \u003ci\u003eA.I. Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e (Steven Spielberg, 2001). Naremore offers provocative analyses of each of Kubrick's films, considering his emphasis on the absurdity of combat, as in\u003ci\u003e Paths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) and \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket \u003c\/i\u003e(1987), the failure of scientific reasoning, as in \u003ci\u003e2001\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), and the fascistic impulses in masculine sexuality, as in \u003ci\u003eDr Strangelove \u003c\/i\u003e(1964) and \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He argues that while Kubrick was a voracious intellectual and a life-long autodidact, the fascination of his work has less to do with the ideas it espouses than with the emotions it evokes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining close readings with new insights into the production histories and cultural contexts of key films, Naremore provides a concise yet thorough discussion that will be useful to students of Kubrick's filmmaking and cinephiles who seek a deeper insight into the work of this perfectionist genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevised throughout, this new edition also includes a fully updated bibliography of critical writings on Kubrick's cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307951141237,"sku":"9781839023996","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839023996_e7dba55d-173e-4d4d-a3e0-e810517df2ed.jpg?v=1786027772"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-james-naremore.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}