Cinema of Obsession - Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies (Paperback)

Cinema of Obsession traces the history of obsessive love and erotic fixation. Seminal works of obsession, The Blue Angel, Peter Ibbetson, and Phantom of the Opera are seen as setting the groundwork for films that follow. The book defines and surveys examples of the explosive nature of amour fou, issues of male control (no matter how tenuous), and the fugitive couple - love on the run - in such films as Romeo and Juliet, Last Tango in Paris, Vertigo, Basic Instinct, and Wild at Heart. Male masochism is explored through film noirs, including Criss Cross, The Killers, Gilda, and The Postman Always Rings Twice. The book shifts gears in its finale and concentrates on the female gaze, films of female obsession: Jane Eyre, The Piano, The Lover, Fatal Attraction, and Vanilla Sky.

General

Imprint:	Limelight Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Limelight
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	James Ursini
Dimensions:	235 x 190 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	410
ISBN-13:	978-0-87910-347-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	0-87910-347-7
Barcode:	9780879103477

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