{"product_id":"peeping-tom-paperback","title":"Peeping Tom - 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\u003eKiri Bloom Walden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviled on its release, \u003ci\u003ePeeping Tom\u003c\/i\u003e (1960) all-but ended the career of director Michael Powell, previously one of Britain's most revered filmmakers. The story of a murderous cameraman and his compulsion to record his killings, Powell's film stunned the same critics who had acclaimed him for the work he'd made with writer-producer Emeric Pressburger (\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp\u003c\/i\u003e, 1943; \u003ci\u003eA Matter of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e, 1946), resulting in the film falling out of circulation almost as soon as it was released. It took the 1970s 'Movie Brat' generation to rehabilitate the director, and the film, which is now regarded as a masterpiece. In this Devil's Advocate, published to coincide with the film's 60th anniversary, Kiri Walden charts the origins, production and devastating critical reception of \u003ci\u003ePeeping Tom\u003c\/i\u003e, comparing it to the treatment meted out to its contemporary horror classic, Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e (1960).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiri Bloom Walden teaches film and cultural studies at Oxford University's Department of Continuing Education. She is the author of two other books and her research interests include British film history, Victorian women's magazines, ballet history and the circus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.3 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264745222393,"sku":"9781800348073","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QRFlFkfglH9781800348073.webp?v=1775743561","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/peeping-tom-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}