{"product_id":"3-women-paperback","title":"3 Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleased after the large-scale frescos of \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e (1975) and \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) was seen as an intimate drama from director Robert Altman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJustin Wyatt's study of \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e explores the film's genre defying characteristics. He argues that the film goes beyond its initial interpretation as an example of art cinema owing to its surrealist, dreamlike quality. Wyatt considers four distinct aspects of the film; the function of space and Altman's ability to guide the action through the careful unfolding of the mise-en-scene; its critique of social and sexual manners; the construction of Shelley Duvall's impressive performance; and the ways through which the film can be interpreted generically as alternately a psychological drama, a puzzle film, a dark comedy, and a horror film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing archival materials from the Robert Altman Archive at the University of Michigan Special Collections, Wyatt explains how this broader reading of \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers a most valuable film text with particular interest to those interested in performance, unique cinematic storytelling methods, and an exacting social satire of American life in the late 1970s. He situates the film within Altman's oeuvre, arguing that it is one of the most significant films in the filmmaker's illustrious filmography.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Journalism, Film \u0026amp; Media at the University of Rhode Island, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHigh Concept: Movies and Marketing in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003ePoison \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides: Reverie, Sorrow and Young Love\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). He is co-editor of\u003ci\u003e Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eRefocus: The Later Films and Legacy of Robert Altman \u003c\/i\u003e(2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 7.54 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725067849791,"sku":"9781839026027","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cff428f4567ac5e25c827f876b2fb8a0.webp?v=1765105027","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/3-women-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}