{"product_id":"seven-paperback-15","title":"Seven - 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\u003eRichard Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Fincher's\u003ci\u003e Seven\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) follows two detectives, David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), as they investigate a series of gruesome murders. One of the most acclaimed films of the 1990s, it explores themes of moral decay, human darkness, and the blurred lines between good and evil. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Dyer's study of the film, unpacks how its cinematography, sound, and plot combine to create a harrowing account of a world beset by an all-encompassing, irremediable wickedness. He explores the film in terms of sin, story, structure, seriality, sound, sight and salvation, analyzing how \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e both epitomizes and modifies the serial killer genre, which is such a feature of recent cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition includes a new afterword by the author, re-assessing the film's lasting impact and influence over contemporary filmmaking aesthetics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at King's College, London, and Professorial Fellow in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews, UK. He has been honoured by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, and Turku and Yale Universities, and is a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of BFI Film Classics on \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (2002, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eLa dolce vita\u003c\/i\u003e (2017, 2020). His many other books include \u003ci\u003eStars\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eWhite \u003c\/i\u003e(1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Queers\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003e Nino Rota \u003c\/i\u003e(BFI, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eIn the Space of a Song\u003c\/i\u003e (2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 7.5 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344279126265,"sku":"9781839027437","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c6JHi223SJ9781839027437.webp?v=1769729518","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/seven-paperback-15","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}