{"product_id":"steven-spielberg-a-life-in-films-9780300234473","title":"Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films","description":"\u003cb\u003eA film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Everything about me is in my films,\" Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg's works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eE.T\u003c\/i\u003e., \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones, \u003c\/i\u003e to lesser-known masterworks like \u003ci\u003eA.I.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun, \u003c\/i\u003e to the haunting \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e, Haskell shows how Spielberg's uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg's childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents' traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son's birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director--a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300234473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Molly Haskell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017742999733,"sku":"9780300234473","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_89b6ae4f-3685-47c3-96af-8d1af515c243.jpg?v=1736832694","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/steven-spielberg-a-life-in-films-9780300234473","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}