{"product_id":"9780813552415","title":"Visions of Paradise: Images of Eden in the Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eDepictions of sex, violence, and crime abound in many of today's movies,  sometimes making it seem that the idyllic life has vanished-even from  our imaginations. But as shown in this unique book, paradise has not  always been lost. For many years, depictions of heaven, earthly  paradises, and utopias were common in popular films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with intriguing, rare stills and organized to  provide historical context, \u003ci\u003eVisions of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e surveys a huge array of  films that have offered us glimpses of life free from strife, devoid of  pain and privation, and full of harmony.  In films such as \u003ci\u003eMoana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite  Shadows in the South Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Pastures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeaven Can Wait\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe  Enchanted Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bishop's Wife, Carousel, Bikini Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElvira  Madigan\u003c\/i\u003e, characters and the audience partake in a vision of personal  freedom and safety-a zone of privilege and protection that transcends  the demands of daily existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the films discussed are from the 1960s-perhaps the most edenic  decade in contemporary cinema, when everything seemed possible and  radical change was taken for granted. As Dixon makes clear, however,  these films have not disappeared with the dreams of a generation; they  continue to resonate today, offering a tonic to the darker visions that  have replaced them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110124601584,"sku":"9780813552415","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813552415_p0.jpg?v=1763750295","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813552415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}