{"product_id":"9781592139477","title":"Runaway Romances: Hollywood's Postwar Tour of Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s and early 1960s, America imagined itself young and in love in Europe. And Hollywood films of the era reflected this romantic allure. From a young and naïve Audrey Hepburn falling in love with Gregory Peck in \u003ci\u003eRoman Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e to David Lean’s \u003ci\u003eSummertime,\u003c\/i\u003e featuring Katherine Hepburn’s sexual adventure in Venice, these glossy travelogue romances were shot on location, and established an exciting new genre for Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Robert Shandley shows in \u003ci\u003eRunaway Romances,\u003c\/i\u003e these films were not only indicative of the ideology of the American-dominated postwar world order, but they also represented a shift in Hollywood production values. Eager to capture new audiences during a period of economic crisis, Hollywood’s European output utilized the widescreen process to enhance cinematic experience. The films—\u003ci\u003eTo Catch a Thief,  Three Coins in the Fountain,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFunny Face\u003c\/i\u003e among them—enticed viewers to visit faraway places for romantic escapades. In the process, these runaway romances captured American fantasies for a brief, but intense, period that ended as audiences grew tired of Old World splendors, and entered into a new era of sexual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151211020528,"sku":"9781592139477","price":66.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592139477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}