{"product_id":"nabokovs-cinematic-afterlife-9780786445431","title":"Nabokovs Cinematic Afterlife","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book offers critical studies of films that adapted works by Vladimir Nabokov. One of the most screened twentieth century authors (with over ten books adapted for cinema), his works are full of quirky and forbidden romance, and his writing is renowned for its cinematic qualities (e.g., frames, stage directions, and descriptions suggesting specific camera positions and movements). Films discussed include \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e (both Kubrick''s 1962 and Lyne''s 1997 versions), Richardson''s \u003ci\u003eLaughter in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), Skolimowski''s \u003ci\u003eKing, Queen, Knave\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), Fassbinder''s \u003ci\u003eDespair\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), Foulon''s \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle O\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), Kuik''s \u003ci\u003eAn Affair of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), Gorris'' \u003ci\u003eThe Luzhin Defence\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and Rohmer''s \u003ci\u003eThe Triple Agent\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). A final chapter discusses similarities between Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038027415895,"sku":"9780786445431","price":29.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786445431.jpg?v=1750938703","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nabokovs-cinematic-afterlife-9780786445431","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}