{"product_id":"the-extraordinary-image-orson-welles-alfred-hitchcock-stanley-kubrick-and-the-reimagining-of-cinema-hardback-9780813583099","title":"The Extraordinary Image; Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and the Reimagining of Cinema (Hardback) 9780813583099","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOrson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and the Reimagining of Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert P. Kolker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813583099\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 November 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 50 photographs\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.626 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\u003cdiv\u003e\"Robert P. Kolker takes readers on a fascinating journey into the lives and work of these three directors, examining the unique visual themes-and finding the common threads of genius-in their cinematic worlds.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Parade Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/i\u003e takes as a welcome point of departure the notion that filmmaking is essentially the craft of building images, and telling stories by way of their composition and juxtaposition. Kolker’s project is especially well-tailored to that insight, as the directors under consideration are among the most purposefully cinematic of filmmakers... The book is littered with keen observations readily savored.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Boston Review) \u003cdiv\u003e\"For a book of criticism, [\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/i\u003e] is wonderfully accessible, less like a lecture and closer to a conversation. [Kolker's] observations reflect both the consensus of critical thought on these films, and his personal connections to the images ... this collective study adds a distinctive tone that will make this of interest to fans of any of these filmmakers.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Library Journal) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Kolker ingeniously brings together three dissimilar filmmakers-Hitchcock, Welles, Kubrick-and deftly manages to make them convincing subjects of a comparative study… Kolker writes with such fluency and grace about these filmmakers that he makes the feat of discussing their quite distinct and challenging respective oeuvres seem easy... Kolker's study makes one hungry to experience its subjects' creativity anew, inspiring one to revisit the oeuvres of three great, distinctive, and distinct filmmakers whose bodies of work, as Kolker persuasively argues, converge in the creation of lasting and, indeed, extraordinary images.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Cineaste) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book offers far more pleasures than we can easily count, all reflecting the author's passion for film and his ability to get it into highly personal writing. He shows us how Hitchcock, Kubrick and Welles brought excitement and light to the cinema, however dark or distraught their films became, and there is something quite dazzling about the way he keeps picturing these three figures as belonging together and yet entirely different from each other.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Michael Wood (author of Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Like the three masters he loves, Kolker brings power and passion to his brilliant study of this trio of closely related and unforgettable filmmakers. It is a supremely sublime achievement.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Bill Nichols (author of Introduction to Documentary and Speaking Truths with Film) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The most refreshing quality of \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/i\u003e is its respect for the humanist tradition. Kolker’s bottom-line insistence on the deeply rooted humanity of the greatest cinema is invigorating, especially when he connects his emotions about movies with his longtime effort to share his insights and enthusiasms with students and readers.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Hitchcock Annual) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is not the first book to consult when studying Kubrick, but Abrams provides enough compelling insights and revisions of well-trodden territory to make one go back to the films. His study doubles as a general intellectual biography of Kubrick, and one of its pleasures is learning what books were on Kubrick’s shelf.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\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\n\u003cdiv\u003eWelles. Hitchcock. Kubrick. These names appear on nearly every list of the all-time greatest filmmakers. But what makes these directors so great? Despite their very different themes and sensibilities, is there a common genius that unites them and elevates their work into the realm of the sublime? \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a fascinating journey through the lives and films of these three directors, identifying the qualities that made them cinematic visionaries. Reflecting on a lifetime of teaching and writing on these filmmakers, acclaimed film scholar Robert P. Kolker offers a deeply personal set of insights on three artists who have changed the way he understands movies. Spotlighting the many astonishing images and stories in films by Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick, he also considers how they induce a state of amazement that transports and transforms the viewer. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKolker’s accessible prose invites readers to share in his own continued fascination and delight at these directors’ visual inventiveness, even as he lends his expertise to help us appreciate the key distinctions between the unique cinematic universes they each created. More than just a celebration of three cinematic geniuses, \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of how movies work, what they mean, and why they bring us so much pleasure. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Prelude\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Passion of Film\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Film\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Body of Work\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOrigins\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Films They Made\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Work of the Body\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHunger Artists\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eApollo, Dionysus, and Nemesis\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEmbodiment and Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eForm, Time, and Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Dreamworld\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Spaces of Space Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCycles and Symmetry\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePhotograph of a Photograph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePower and Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Art of Feeling\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCoda: An Immense Shadow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChronology of Films by Welles, Hitchcock, and Kubrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676668981528,"sku":"9780813583099","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-extraordinary-image-orson-welles-alfred-hitchcock-stanley-kubrick-and-the-reimagining-of-cinema-hardback-9780813583099","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}