{"product_id":"perpetual-movement-1","title":"Perpetual Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers both a production history and a close analysis, with a chapter for each of the film's eleven shots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study in English of Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003ePerpetual Movement\u003c\/i\u003e offers both a production history that draws extensively upon little-known archival materials, including set drawings and drafts of the screenplay, and a close examination of the film in which Neil Badmington analyzes each of \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e's eleven shots. Writing in an accessible and engaging style, Badmington explores the film's treatment of space, sound, editing, sexuality, source material, design, intertexuality, narrative, and music. He looks at Hitchcock's struggle with censorship while planning, shooting, and distributing the film. \u003ci\u003ePerpetual Movement\u003c\/i\u003e also addresses \u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e's reception and legacy, explaining why the film's unusual qualities provide such lasting appeal for viewers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410445357400,"sku":"9781438484167","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781438484167.jpg?v=1777896064","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/perpetual-movement-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}