{"product_id":"hotels-paperback-1","title":"Hotels - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJules O'Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, \u003ci\u003eHotels\u003c\/i\u003e explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHotels\u003c\/i\u003e ingeniously charts the trajectories of sight and site in the cinematic hotel, that place where the illicit transpires and fantasies are projected. From early silent shorts to the Chelsea Hotel, from Claire Denis to Atom Egoyan to Chantal Akerman, O'Dwyer shows how films and hotels have mutually constituted one another across a shared history. This slim volume offers a new way to imagine both cinema and its spaces.\"--\u003cb\u003eB. Ruby Rich\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eNew Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, \u003ci\u003eHotels\u003c\/i\u003e explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules O'Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Teaching Associate in Film Studies and French at the University of Cambridge.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules O'Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Teaching Associate in Film Studies and French at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seduction of Space: Cruising French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176553398521,"sku":"9781531509651","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7aNy4DY6oo9781531509651_deca6ded-2e0b-401d-b64b-94612d387b95.webp?v=1767683318","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hotels-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}