Jaws by Antonia Quirke
Jaws divides critics into those who dismiss it as infantile and sensational, and those who see the shark as freighted with political and psychosexual meaning. The author argues that both interpretations obscure the film's success as a work of art.-
Seven
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The Shawshank Redemption
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Alien
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Blade Runner
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The "Wizard of Oz"
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Pulp Fiction
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Heat
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Double Indemnity
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"Citizen Kane"
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Pan's Labyrinth
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A Hard Day's Night
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Spirited Away
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The Birds
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The "Terminator"
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The Big Sleep
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The Exorcist
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Vertigo
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A Matter of Life and Death
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Quatermass and the Pit
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The 'Before' Trilogy
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Lawrence of Arabia
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Meet Me in St. Louis
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I Know Where I'm Going!
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"Brief Encounter"
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The Usual Suspects
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The Searchers
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Once Upon a Time in America
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The Thing
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
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Rosemary's Baby
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Grave of the Fireflies
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Stagecoach
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M
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"Taxi Driver"
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"Singin' in the Rain"
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Blue Velvet
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Don't Look Now
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Das "Cabinet des Dr.Caligari"
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Do the Right Thing
Antonia Quirke has written on film for the Independent on Sunday, and on actors for the New Statesman. She contributes to BBC Radio 4's weekly film programme Back Row and presents documentaries for BBC Television.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780851709291 |
| ISBN 10 | 085170929X |
| Title | Jaws |
| Author | Antonia Quirke |
| Series | Bfi Film Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2002-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |