{"product_id":"rushmore-paperback","title":"Rushmore - 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\u003eKristi Irene McKim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarning critical acclaim and commercial success upon its 1998 release, \u003ci\u003eRushmore-\u003c\/i\u003ethe sophomore film of American auteur Wes Anderson-quickly gained the status of a cult classic. A melancholic coming-of-age story wrapped in comedy drama, \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the efforts of Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman)-a brazen and precocious fifteen-year-old-to find his way. Restless, energetic, struggling, and overcompensating for his insecurities, Max pursues a dizzying range of possible futures, leading him into the orbit of local steel magnate Herman Blume (Bill Murray), elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), and a host of cooperative schoolmates who help him to stage lavish film-derivative plays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKristi McKim's compelling study of the film argues that despite the film's titular call for haste and excess (rush\/more), it challenges a drive toward perfectionism and celebrates the quiet connections that defy such passion and speed. After establishing \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e's history and reception, McKim closely reads \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e's energetic musical montages relative to slower moments that introduce tenderness and ambiguity, in a form subtler than Max's desire-built drive or genre-based plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer analysis offers an urgent corrective to what might be perceived as an endearing portrait of privilege that perpetuates a status quo power. Drawing out Rushmore's subtleties that soften, temper, ease, expand, and equalize the film's zeal, she reads the film with a generosity learned from the film itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristi Irene McKim\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Film and Media Studies and English at Hendrix College, USA. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eCinema as Weather: Stylistic Screens and Atmospheric Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). She has published in journals such as \u003ci\u003eCamera Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSenses of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBennington Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBright Lights Film Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilm International\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm-Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the online editor for \u003ci\u003eFilm Matters Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cine-Files\u003c\/i\u003e special edition on \"Teaching Film\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.06 x 7.51 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344120201465,"sku":"9781839024498","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7NNyDQfLHQ9781839024498.webp?v=1769729083","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rushmore-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}