Cruising (Devil's Advocates)
by: Eugenio Ercolani (Author),Marcus Stiglegger(Author)
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2020
Language:English
Print Length:120 pages
ISBN-10:1800348088
ISBN-13:9781800348080
Book Description
In the fading atmosphere of the New Hollywood era, William Friedkin - the wunderkind director with an Academy Award for his cop drama, The French Connection (1971) who then scored an even bigger success with The Exorcist (1973) - began work on what would prove to be the most controversial film of his career: Cruising (1980). In the process he established a template for a sub-genre, the serial killer thriller, that would thrive long after his film had left theatres, having caused widespread offence among the very audience he'd hoped to appeal to, via a campaign mobilised by the counter-culture press. As such, Cruising can be read as a bitter farewell to the seventies and its cinema and industry. This Devil's Advocate dives deep into the phenomenon that is Cruising, examining its creative context and its protagonists, as well as examining its ongoing popularity as it turns 40 in 2020.
About the Author
Review "This is the book we’ve all been waiting for! Everything we ever wanted to know about the inception and reception of Cruising, William Friedkin’s controversial plunge into the raunchy gay underbelly of pre-AIDS New York City, is all documented right here in this great book. Consummate cineastes Eugenio Ercolani and Marcus Stiglegger leave no stone unturned in this page-turner! It’s a must!" --Sam Irvin, film & TV director
About the Author Eugenio Ercolani is a prolific documentarian and film historian. He has most recently published 'Darkening the Italian Screen' with McFarland Press. Marcus Stiglegger is a professor of film studies based in Berlin, and has published numerous books on film aesthetics, film history and media theory.
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