Research Catalog
Jaws / Antonia Quirke.
- Title
- Jaws / Antonia Quirke.
- Author
- Quirke, Antonia.
- Publication
- London : British Film Institute, 2002.
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- Additional Authors
- British Film Institute
- Description
- 95 p. : ill. (some col.); 19 cm.
- Summary
- "Jaws exerts an extraordinary power over audiences. Apparently simplistic and manipulative, it is a film that has divided critics into two broad camps: those who dismiss it as infantile and sensational - and those who see the shark as freighted with complex political and psychosexual meaning. Antonia Quirke, in an impressionistic response, argues that both interpretations obscure the film's success simply as a work of art. In Jaws Spielberg's ability to blend genres combined with his precocious technical skill to create a genuine masterpiece, which is underrated by many, including its director. Indeed, Quirke claims, this may be Spielberg's finest work."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- BFI modern classics
- Uniform Title
- BFI modern classics.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The land -- The sea.
- ISBN
- 085170929X
- OCLC
- 49739169
- SCSB-12506415
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library