{"product_id":"refocus-the-films-of-john-hughes","title":"ReFocus: The Films of John Hughes","description":"A collection of critical essays about the noted filmmaker John Hughes\n\nOffers an examination of films from diverse academic perspectives\nExplores topics such as his depictions of youth and his assessment of gender, class, and race issues\nProvides an evaluation of the filmmaker with attention to cultural and industrial concerns\n\nThe films of John Hughes (1950 2009) have enjoyed popular and critical success alike, from his first scripts in the early 1980s through to his celebrated work later in the decade and into the 1990s. While Hughes is best remembered for his stories about teenagers, such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), almost all of his films deal with comical conflicts within everyday American families. He directed eight films and wrote over thirty in a career spanning a quarter of a century, and is fondly remembered for influencing American perceptions of   and appreciation for   the daily lives of (primarily) common citizens.\n\nThis wide-ranging collection examines the films of John Hughes from diverse angles, considering how he depicted young characters, how he revealed the humour of family life, and how his films subtly critiqued social issues such as class, race, gender, education and domestic relationships.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54198557901144,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781474449038_aff132b7-6a55-4eed-96c0-4be8ae66a465.jpg?v=1777201272","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/refocus-the-films-of-john-hughes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}