{"product_id":"the-world-and-its-double-paperback","title":"The World and Its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Fujiwara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer-directors. He sought to address the major social, political, and historical questions of his time in films designed to appeal to a wide public. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (\u003ci\u003eThe Man with the Golden Arm\u003c\/i\u003e) and homosexuality (\u003ci\u003eAdvise \u0026amp; Consent\u003c\/i\u003e) and in the frank, sophisticated treatment of adult material (\u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Murder\u003c\/i\u003e), Preminger broke the censorship of the Hollywood Production Code and the blacklist. He also made some of Hollywood's most enduring film noir classics, including \u003ci\u003eLaura\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFallen Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. More than anyone else, Preminger represented the transition from the Hollywood of the studios to the decentralized, wheeling-and-dealing New Hollywood of today. Chris Fujiwara's \"studious, informative, often astutely argued\" (Gerald Peary, \u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e) biography follows Preminger throughout his varied career, penetrating his carefully constructed public persona and revealing the many layers of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Fujiwara\u003c\/b\u003e's other books include \u003ci\u003eJacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDefining Moments in Movies: The Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes, and Events That Made Movie Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (as general editor), and \u003ci\u003eJerry Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written on film for numerous anthologies, magazines, and newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130051367047,"sku":"9780865479951","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e5c077bf6b955462f26e02c24ca86379.webp?v=1732607831","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-world-and-its-double-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}