{"product_id":"blood-in-the-moonlight","title":"Blood in the Moonlight","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Director and screenwriter Michael Mann is the creative force behind such movies as \u003ci\u003eLast of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAli.\u003c\/i\u003e Markedly reticent, Mann prefers that his personal background remain an enigma, but his disparate films contain clear and consistent messages. One of Mann's focuses is on the Information Age. He addresses the nature of modern communication, its use to manipulate and coerce, and the resultant subjugation of truth. The perils inherent in modern technology and communication stand in stark contrast to the power of symbolic and oral exchange, the trusted medium of Mann's protagonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This critical exploration of the films of Michael Mann examines his recurring focus on the nature of modern communication and information and their effect on the individual and society. Mann's films highlight the struggle to maintain a connection to reality in a world where information is a commodity  manipulated and abused by forces that exert increasing control over its content and dissemination. Each chapter examines one of Mann's films--including \u003ci\u003eManhunter, The Keep, Last of the Mohicans, The Insider\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAli\u003c\/i\u003e--in which the protagonist longs for a sense of human connection but is pitted against forces that devalue and destroy individuality. Photographs illustrate specific moments from the films. A bibliography and an index are included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231600202072,"sku":"9780786420599","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786420599_1a3d112c-de86-4f28-b8e3-165745b53361.jpg?v=1764929739","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/blood-in-the-moonlight","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}