{"product_id":"filmquake-the-most-disruptive-films-in-cinema-9780711259713","title":"Filmquake: The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover films that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when filmmakers take tradition and rip it up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilmQuake \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 50 movies that shook the cinematic world, telling the \u003cb\u003efascinating stories\u003c\/b\u003e behind their \u003cb\u003ecreation, reception and legacy\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From unbelievable developments in technology (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1941) to feminist triumphs (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWanda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1970); films that kickstarted New Queer Cinema (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1990) to others that challenged lawmakers (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short Film About Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 1988) - \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e presents the movies that \u003cb\u003equestioned boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003echallenged the status quo\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emade shockwaves\u003c\/b\u003e we are still feeling today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From film's first innovators, people like the \u003cb\u003eLumière brothers, \u003c\/b\u003e whose short film of a train arriving was reported to have terrified audiences in 19th century Paris, through iconoclasts like\u003cb\u003e Sergei Eisenstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLuis Buñuel\u003c\/b\u003e, to titans of 20th century cinema like \u003cb\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Godard, \u003c\/b\u003ediscover the stories behind the films which incontrovertably changed the course of cinema forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Into the modern day, this book examines how filmmakers have addressed themes of prejudice and inequality, from the Black Lives Matter movement and \u003cb\u003eJordan Peele's\u003c\/b\u003e unmissable \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eBong Joon-ho's \u003c\/b\u003ecutting study of the lives of the wealthy in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eParasite, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas well as innovative new cinematic techniques emerging in films like \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eB\u003cb\u003elair \u003c\/b\u003eWitch Project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In telling the history of cinema through the works that were\u003cb\u003e truly disruptive\u003c\/b\u003e, and explaining the context in which each was created, \u003ci\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the heart of modern film, which is to constantly question boundaries and challenge expectation. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e This book is from the\u003cb\u003e Culture Quake\u003c\/b\u003e series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available is\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eArtQuake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that \u003cb\u003echallenged consensus \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebroke daring new\u003c\/b\u003e ground in the world of art, inspiring \u003cb\u003eshock and scandal \u003c\/b\u003eas they did so, but ultimately cementing themselves as \u003cb\u003etruly great works of modern art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Haydn Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a London-based writer. He is the update editor on \u003ci\u003e1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die\u003c\/i\u003e and is the editor of BFI \u003ci\u003eFilmmakers Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCurzon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Ian is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSelling the Movie: The Art of the Film Poster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Short Story of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCult Filmmakers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482654347538,"sku":"9780711259713","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e01b4a86-a3e6-4c3a-b57f-f4e52c65d01d.jpg?v=1730348329","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/filmquake-the-most-disruptive-films-in-cinema-9780711259713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}