The Empire Strikes Back
$31.16
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2020
Summary
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the second film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is often cited as the ‘best’ and most popular Star Wars movie. In her compelling study, Rebecca Harrison draws on previously unpublished archival research to reveal a variety of original and often surprising perspectives on the film, from the cast and crew who worked on its production through to the audiences who watched it in cinemas.
Harrison guides readers on a journey that begins w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911239970 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 191123997X |
| Author: | Rebecca Harrison |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | BFI Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 134mm x 188mm |
| Series: | BFI Film Classics |
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Critics Review
Rebecca’s book is a thoughtful, meticulously researched celebration of one of the most iconic films of all time. It’s the look back we need and deserve right now, one that isn’t afraid to critique through a modern lens while still appreciating its importance. General Leia would be proud. – Courtney Enlow, pop culture writer, podcaster, USA
Provides fascinating new perspectives. * Choice *
Provocative. * Irish Tech News *
Rebecca Harrison
Rebecca Harrison is Lecturer in Film and Media at the Open University, UK. She is the author of From Steam to Screen: Cinema, the Railways and Modernity (I B Tauris, 2018), and of the forthcoming Decoding Star Wars: Gender, Race and the Power of Code in a Galaxy Far, Far Away (Bloomsbury). She regularly contributes to outlets including Sight & Sound, Screen Queens and BBC Radio Scotland.
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