{"title":"Carl Freedman","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarl Freedman’s works delve into the rich tapestry of film and cultural critique, with a particular focus on the intricacies of cinema. His explorations often shed light on the evolving narratives and stylistic developments within Hollywood, especially through genres like crime cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis that bridges the gap between popular culture and critical theory, inviting a deeper appreciation of the arts and culture landscape. Freedman’s writing is both engaging and thought-provoking, perfect for those seeking to understand film beyond the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"versions-of-hollywood-crime-cinema-by-carl-freedman-9781841507248","title":"Versions of Hollywood Crime Cinema","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title features highly original readings that shed new light on familiar movies. It presents a unifying and largely original Marxist perspective that offers a fresh look at social relations as expressed in Hollywood cinema. It constructs a new category of the crime film, supported by an understanding of the importance of crime and crime cinema in both cinema and society as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo society is without crime, prompting Nathaniel Hawthorne's narrator to make his famous statement in \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e that, however high its hopes, no civilisation can fail to allot a portion of its soil as the site of a prison. By establishing the category of crime—by drawing a line between the lawful and criminal, however thin, blurry, or even effectively meaningless that line may become—society offers its own perhaps most consequential self-definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilm, argues Carl Freedman, is an especially fruitful medium for considering questions like these. With \u003cem\u003eVersions of Hollywood Crime Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e, he offers a series of critical readings spanning several genres, featuring directors such as Coppola, Scorsese, Ford, and Wilder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom among the mob movies, Freedman focuses on Francis Ford Coppola's \u003cem\u003eGodfather\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy—arguably the foremost work of crime cinema—using it to reflect on the Marxist notion of primitive accumulation and the relationship between \"gangsterism and capitalism\". The volume also includes in-depth critique of film noir classics such as \u003cem\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/em\u003e, and surprisingly, the Western genre, which is not often thought of as a kind of crime film despite its setting in a society where crime flourishes yet is fought against, bringing into focus films of John Wayne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor crime fans and scholars alike, the radical readings of known classics in \u003cem\u003eVersions of Hollywood Crime Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e provide an insightful critique of modern culture and the high capitalism that produced, and are reflected in, the range of films discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464764145900,"sku":"9781841507248","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781841507248-versions-of-hollywood-crime-cinema.jpg?v=1775053643"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carl-freedman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}