{"product_id":"jacques-demy-by-darren-waldron-9781526106995","title":"Jacques Demy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaccharine for some, poignant for others, Jacques Demy's \u003cem\u003eenchanted\u003c\/em\u003e world is familiar to generations of French audiences accustomed to watching Christmas repeats of his fairytale \u003cem\u003ePeau d'âne\u003c\/em\u003e (1970) or seeing Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac prance and pirouette in \u003cem\u003eLes Demoiselles de Rochefort\u003c\/em\u003e (1966).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDemy achieved international recognition with \u003cem\u003eLes Parapluies de Cherbourg\u003c\/em\u003e (1963), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes. However, beneath the apparently sugary coating of his films lie more philosophical reflections on some of the most pressing issues that preoccupy Western societies, including affect, subjectivity, self\/other relations and free will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging book addresses many of the key aspects of Demy's cinema, including his associations with the New Wave, his unique approach to musicals, his adaptations of fairytales, his representations of gender and sexuality, and his legacy as an iconic director for generations of audiences and filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596699156716,"sku":"9781526106995","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526106995-jacques-demy.jpg?v=1777937109","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/jacques-demy-by-darren-waldron-9781526106995","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}