{"product_id":"9781905674565","title":"A Family Affair: Hollywood Calls Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe family unit has been a central theme in movies since the earliest days of the medium– whether as a locus of domestic bliss, a dysfunctional source of drama, a collection of comic personalities or an inferno of repressed feelings. This new anthology brings the subject into sharp focus, collecting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives that attempt to directly penetrate the questions raised by the role of the family onscreen. Discussing a wide range of contemporary and classic films, from \u003ci\u003eHouse of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e (1949) and \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) to \u003ci\u003eSuperstar\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Tenenbaums\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), this study addresses the nature of family values in cinema, and the 'family' nature of the Hollywood production system itself. With a wealth of historical background and contemporary analysis, this volume is a penetrating view of the oldest and most influential social institution as imagined for the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048223719664,"sku":"9781905674565","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781905674565_p0.jpg?v=1763615565","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781905674565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}