{"product_id":"body-and-soul-4","title":"Body and Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e explores the work of Robert Aldrich, a producer and director responsible for several notable films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Flight of the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dozen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToo Late the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Yard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Baby Jane?\u003c\/i\u003e Author Tony Williams examines the relationship of Aldrich's films to the Cultural Front movement of the 1930s as well as to the blacklist of the 1950s. He also delineates Aldrich's attempts to follow the progressive ideals of such mentors as Jean Renoir, Lewis Milestone, and Charlie Chaplin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the noir classic \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Deadly\u003c\/i\u003e to the controversial thriller \u003ci\u003eTwilight's Last Gleaming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the dilemmas—both personal and political—that affect individuals in all of Aldrich's films.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236696510808,"sku":"9780810849938","price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810849938_9b506552-3c07-4d7d-b54b-771fb7f1d681.jpg?v=1769809518","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/body-and-soul-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}