{"product_id":"sam-peckinpahs-feature-films","title":"Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eOne of the greatest film directors America has produced, Sam Peckinpah revolutionized the way movies were made. In this detailed and insightful study, Bernard F. Dukore examines Peckinpah's fourteen feature films as a coherent body of work. He investigates the director's virtuosic editing techniques, thematic preoccupations that persist from his earliest to his last films, and the structure of his dramatic depiction of violence. He also addresses Peckinpah's cognizance of existentialism and the substantial traces this interest has left in the films.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At the heart of Dukore's study is an extensive and detailed examination of Peckinpah's distinctive editing techniques. Focusing on representative sequences--including the breakout from the bank and the final battle in \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/i\u003e, the half-hour siege that concludes \u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, the killing of the title characters of \u003ci\u003ePat Garrett and Billy the Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, and combat sequences in \u003ci\u003eCross of Iron\u003c\/i\u003e--Dukore provides a shot-by-shot analysis that illuminates Peckinpah's mastery of pacing and mood.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Peckinpah's Feature Films\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that Peckinpah's genius as a director and editor marks not only \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and other classics but also his lesser-known feature films, even those that suffered substantial cuts at the hands of studio producers. Dukore's organic approach to the feature films reveals a highly unified body of work that remains a pointed commentary on power, violence, affection, and moral values.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bernard F. Dukore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53614424293756,"sku":"9780252068027","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/missing-cover_93c07d5d-c58f-478d-9b47-984573148629.jpg?v=1746711343","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/sam-peckinpahs-feature-films","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}