{"product_id":"american-jewish-filmmakers-paperback-softback-9780252071539","title":"American Jewish Filmmakers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252071539","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Jewish Filmmakers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Desser (Author), Lester D. Friedman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252071539\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"[A] fascinating and challenging study, one that sheds light not only on the changing character of the American Jew, but on the changing nature of American society and the films that reflect it.\"--\u003ci\u003eAustralian Jewish News\u003c\/i\u003e \"There is much here for the serious film buff to relish.\"--\u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Sidney Lumet, and Paul Mazursky, all sons of East European Jews, remain among the most prominent contemporary American film directors. In this revised, updated second edition of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jewish Filmmakers\u003c\/i\u003e, David Desser and Lester D. Friedman demonstrate how the Jewish experience gives rise to an intimately linked series of issues in the films of these and other significant Jewish directors.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The effects of the Holocaust linger, both in gripping dramatic form (Mazursky's \u003ci\u003eEnemies, a Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e) and in black comedy (Brooks's \u003ci\u003eThe Producers\u003c\/i\u003e). In his trilogy consisting of \u003ci\u003eSerpico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrince of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/i\u003e, Lumet focuses on the failure of society's institutions to deliver social justice. Woody Allen portrays urban life and family relationships (\u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e), sometimes with a nostalgic twist (\u003ci\u003eRadio Days\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This edition concludes with a newly written discussion of the careers of other prominent Jewish filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Barry Levinson, Brian Singer, and Darren Aronofsky.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523432706328,"sku":"9780252071539","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-jewish-filmmakers-paperback-softback-9780252071539","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}