{"product_id":"reluctant-sleuths-true-detectives-hardcover","title":"Reluctant Sleuths, True Detectives - Hardcover","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\u003eJason Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the figure of the detective as a pursuer of knowledge in four noir films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReluctant Sleuths, True Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e examines the detective figure in four noir and neo-noir films: \u003ci\u003eOut of the Past\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eNotorious\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), and \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e (1974). Exploring the way that these characters each move from an initial state of reluctant passivity to one of passionate engagement with the world around them, it questions the cinematic forces required to motivate and move them. In its close examinations of each film, the book meditates on the detectives' hunts and how they interact with the cinematic apparatus that captures and presents them to an audience, and it tracks the receptive experience of these films in relation to these questions of motivation and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Jacobs \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Queensland in Australia. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eDavid Milch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeadwood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45669630869548,"sku":"9781438492230","price":177.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/ShxlRwasNl9781438492230.webp?v=1781658079","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/reluctant-sleuths-true-detectives-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}