{"product_id":"rosemarys-baby-paperback-1","title":"Rosemary's Baby - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Newton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the greatest movies of the late 1960s and one of the best of all horror movies, an outstanding modern Gothic tale. An art-house fable and an elegant popular entertainment, it finds its home on the cusp between a cinema of sentiment and one of sensation. Michael Newton's study of the film traces its development at a time when Hollywood stood poised between the old world and the new, its dominance threatened by the rise of TV and cultural change, and the roles played variously by super producer Robert Evans, the film's producer William Castle, director Polanski and its stars including Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewton's close textual analysis explores the film's meanings and resonances, and, looking beyond the film itself, he examines its reception and cultural impact, and its afterlife, in which \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby \u003c\/i\u003ehas become linked with the terrible murder of Polanski's wife and unborn child by members of the Manson cult, and with controversies surrounding the director.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Newton\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in English at Leiden University, Netherlands. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSavage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eAge of Assassins: A History of Conspiracy and Political Violence, 1865-1981\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eKind Hearts and Coronets\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI Film Classics, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770105921824,"sku":"9781844579525","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3843f2ef8dafdb856e6eb5d5fa1e7f0b.webp?v=1780364468","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rosemarys-baby-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}