{"title":"Books by Richard Dyer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781838719845","title":"La dolce vita","description":"\u003cp\u003eFellini's \u003ci\u003eLa dolce vita\u003c\/i\u003e has been a phenomenon since before it was made, a scandal in the making and on release in 1960 and a reference point ever since. Much of what made it notorious was its incorporation of real people, events and lifestyles, making it a documentation of its time. It uses performance, camera movement, editing and music to produce a striking aesthetic mix of energy and listlessness, of exuberance and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Dyer's study considers each of these aspects of the film – phenomenon, document, aesthetic – and argues that they are connected. Beginning with the inspirations and ideas that were subsequently turned into \u003ci\u003eLa dolce vita, \u003c\/i\u003eDyer then explores the making of the film, the film itself and finally its critical reception, providing engaging new insights into this mesmerising piece of cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308031553909,"sku":"9781838719845","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838719845_4b76060d-4a5d-452a-9c13-896b001142f3.jpg?v=1786028610"},{"product_id":"9781839027437","title":"Seven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Fincher's\u003ci\u003e Seven\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) follows two detectives, David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), as they investigate a series of gruesome murders. One of the most acclaimed films of the 1990s, it  explores themes of moral decay, human darkness, and the blurred lines between good and evil. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Dyer's study of the film, unpacks how its cinematography, sound, and plot combine to create a harrowing account of a world beset by an all-encompassing, irremediable wickedness. He explores the film in terms of sin, story, structure, seriality, sound, sight and salvation, analyzing how \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e both epitomizes and modifies the serial killer genre, which is such a feature of recent cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition includes a new afterword by the author, re-assessing the film's lasting impact and influence over contemporary filmmaking aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308095484277,"sku":"9781839027437","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839027437_972506a4-fcb1-46c6-99f2-9d5135fe7925.jpg?v=1786027820"},{"product_id":"9781844578771","title":"Brief Encounter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrief Encounter (1945), adapted from Noel Coward's play Still Life, is a classic of British cinema – a tale of impossible love between a married woman and a man she meets while waiting for a train. Though it's a film made by men, it is the woman's voice we hear recounting the story of a small-town love affair and her renunciation of it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his lucid analysis of the film, Richard Dyer explores how its depiction of powerful feelings kept under wraps is a definitive example of a particularly English style of emotional restraint, but also how it spoke to a gay audience for whom this subject – forbidden love between ordinary people – had a special resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reissued edition features original cover artwork by Rania Moudaress and a substantial new foreword that revisits the film and recent readings of it, covering its enduring legacy and adaptation for theatre and television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308331184501,"sku":"9781844578771","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781844578771_4cfaf7d4-1987-4275-9b1f-63a4a68ec105.jpg?v=1786028183"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-richard-dyer.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}