{"product_id":"hysterical-excess-and-inhuman-ecstasy-9798899761263","title":"Hysterical Excess and Inhuman Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndrzej Żulawski remains one of cinema's great uncompromising visionaries. Though \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e has achieved cult status, the rest of his extraordinary body of work-from \u003cem\u003eThe Third Part of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Devil\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eOn the Silver Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSzamanka\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCosmos\u003c\/em\u003e-continues to be too little known. \u003cem\u003eHysterical Excess and Inhuman Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to examine every feature film in Żulawski's career, tracing the obsessions that unite them: ecstatic love, political repression, surrealism, romantic despair, the grotesque, and the emotional extremes that made him one of the most singular filmmakers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on literature, history, philosophy, and close analysis, Samm Deighan reveals the deeper patterns beneath Żulawski's notoriously explosive cinema, illuminating the artistic, cultural, and intellectual currents that shaped his work without sacrificing the visceral power that continues to astonish audiences. Whether you are discovering Żulawski beyond \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time or returning to his films with fresh eyes, this book is an essential guide to a filmmaker whose cinema remains as exhilarating, unsettling, and transformative today as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sticking Place Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899761263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Samm Deighan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459211157685,"sku":"9798899761263","price":32.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798899761263.jpg?v=1791297834","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hysterical-excess-and-inhuman-ecstasy-9798899761263","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}