{"product_id":"fatal-attraction-isbn-9781405173759","title":"Fatal Attraction","description":"Since its famed introduction of the “boiled bunny,” Fatal Attraction (1987) established itself as one of American cinema’s most controversial films. This insightful new book surveys the film's formal features and its ideological impact, paying special attention to the film’s signature mix of sexuality, fear, and family values.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures detailed breakdowns of the formal techniques the film employs to create suspense, such as turning ordinary household objects into agents of terror\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the film’s mixed-genre status as a thriller, melodrama, horror picture, and film noir\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an explanation and analysis of the cultural storm ignited by the film, especially due to its treatment of single career women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the film’s handling of extramarital sexuality, pregnancy, birth control, and AIDS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the film’s lasting role in shaping American gender politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Illustrations.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “I’m Not Going to be \u003ci\u003eIgnored\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan”: Narrative Cues for Suspense and Intimidation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. American Genres in \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Career Women of the 1980s: Feminism and the Reception History of \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Erotic Sexuality, AIDS, and the Case for Staying Faithful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Female Identities and Postfeminist Paradigms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  ?The book is well written and well organized. It makes some compelling points.? (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Leonard \u003c\/b\u003eis a Assistant Professor of English at Simmons College.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you really want to watch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere—they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity. This new ‘teachable canon’ of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to \u003ci\u003eCSI.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 1987 horror\/thriller sensationalizes the deadly consequences of an extra-marital affair in an era known for conspicuous consumption and the re-emergence of ‘family values’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA box office blockbuster, \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e sparked intense media coverage, preying upon cultural anxieties about female sexuality, career women, work, violence, and infidelity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeachable through formal analysis, American film history, and the emerging study of post-feminism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e    The perfection of Leonard's volume as a teaching text made itself manifest to me not only in its wonderfully detailed analyses, but in the many moments that I found myself seamlessly entering into a discussion with them.  It's difficult to imagine a student who would not respond with enthusiasm to this cleanly and accessibly written, engaging, knowledgeable book about the film that inaugurated the genre of the \"erotic thriller,\" and very easy to imagine it as a pleasure for interested cinephiles with a glass of wine within reach and a free evening or two.  \u003ci\u003eMartha P. Nochimson, author of\u003c\/i\u003e Dying to Belong:  Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong\u003ci\u003e, and\u003c\/i\u003e The Passion of David Lynch:  Wild at Heart in Hollywood","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989199077605,"sku":"NP9781405173759","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405173759.jpg?v=1761783177","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fatal-attraction-isbn-9781405173759","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}