{"product_id":"close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-paperback","title":"Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Polan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) is a film very much of its cinematic moment, combining the gritty realism of entrapment in the everyday with furtive dreams of escape.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema and the science fiction genre. He argues that \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e is a film that is an allegory of the cinematic experience overall; it both narrates a tale of visual seduction and plays it out viscerally for the spectator who shares the amazement of the protagonist Roy Neary as his mundane reality is transformed into something awe-inspiring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Providing an in-depth look into the film's production history, including all three different versions, Polan situates \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e within Spielberg's repertoire. He argues that despite the film's popular success, it is in fact a rejection of several entrenched American values, including family, home and marriage. It offers, through its visual fascination, alternative understandings of masculinity and morality, familial responsibility, and what it means to follow the 'American Dream'.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Polan\u003c\/b\u003e is Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA. His books include \u003ci\u003ePower and Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eIn a Lonely Place \u003c\/i\u003e(BFI Film Classics, 1993), \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI Film Classics, 2000) and \u003ci\u003eDreams of Flight: \u003c\/i\u003e The Great Escape \u003ci\u003ein American Film and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.48 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457204699314,"sku":"9781839025778","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/10a2fa3732325963a1b46403acc39b61.webp?v=1778877774","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}