{"product_id":"steven-spielberg-a-life-in-films-by-molly-haskell","title":"Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films by Molly Haskell","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a film-centric portrait of Steven Spielberg, the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Everything about me is in my films,” Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg’s works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eE.T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndiana Jones,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to lesser-known masterworks like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA.I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmpire of the Sun,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to the haunting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Haskell shows how Spielberg’s uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg’s childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents’ traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son’s birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director—a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"TRIL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53361868898613,"sku":"ewz1787285520109","price":17.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0059\/3717\/files\/steven-spielberg-a-life-in-films-by-molly-haskell_1.jpg?v=1787285525","url":"https:\/\/trelivora.com\/products\/steven-spielberg-a-life-in-films-by-molly-haskell","provider":"trelivora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}