{"product_id":"breaking-the-fourth-wall-9780748683079","title":"Breaking the Fourth Wall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilm characters are not supposed to look at the camera, so what happens when they do acknowledge our presence as spectators? This book revaluates these and other fundamental assumptions about the medium by demonstrating that direct address is compatible with - and is in some cases a convention of - various traditions of filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: direct address in film history, theory and criticism; 2. Counter-looks: direct address and counter-cinema; 3. Looks of invitation: comedic and musical direct address; 4. Le Notti di Cabiria (1957); 5. High Fidelity (2000); 6. La Ronde (1950); 7. Conclusion.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404510175575,"sku":"9780748683079","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748683079.jpg?v=1730486676","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breaking-the-fourth-wall-9780748683079","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}