{"product_id":"the-hero-and-the-grave-9781476664101","title":"The Hero and the Grave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The theme of death is an essential component of film narrative, particularly in how it affects the hero. Filmmakers from different cultures and backgrounds have developed distinct yet archetypal perspectives on death and the protagonist''s response. Focusing on Western and Japanese period genre films, the author examines the work of John Ford (1894-1973), Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) and Sergio Leone (1929-1989) and finds similarities regarding death''s impact on the hero''s sense of morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Amid the book's four parts, the whole spectrum of death is analysed as it searches for similarities as well as impact also upon the hero's sense of morality.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Screentrade Magazine","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040395166039,"sku":"9781476664101","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476664101.jpg?v=1750946607","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hero-and-the-grave-9781476664101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}