{"product_id":"shoe-reels-the-history-and-philosophy-of-footwear-in-film-paperback","title":"Shoe Reels: The History and Philosophy of Footwear in Film - Paperback","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\u003eElizabeth Ezra\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCatherine Wheatley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his famous interpretation of Vincent Van Gogh's painting A Pair of Peasant's Shoes (1886), Heidegger argues that shoes tell us all we need to know about the world of the person who walks in them. In the case of Van Gogh's painting, we learn this not through a description of the pair of shoes, nor by a report on how to make shoes, but by looking at the shoes. Heidegger thus gestures towards the power of the visual arts to show us human truths through images of footwear and the feet they conceal or reveal, a power that finds its fullest expression in the cinema. From Chaplin's meal of boots (\u003cem\u003eThe Gold Rush\u003c\/em\u003e, 1925), through Powell and Pressburger's \u003cem\u003eRed Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e (1948) and Dorothy's ruby slippers (\u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, 1939), to Julia Roberts' pvc thigh-highs (\u003cem\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, 1990), Marty McFly's power-lacing Nikes (\u003cem\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/em\u003e, 1985) and the slim, spike-heeled stiletto that graces the poster for \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), shoes are not only some of the cinema's most enduring icons; they also serve as characterisations, plot devices, soundtracks, metaphors and philosophical touchpoints. This book anaylses their significnace through a range of approaches drawn from the fields of Film Studies, Philosophy, Cultural History, Fashion, Cultural Studies and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Elizabeth Ezra is Professor of Cinema and Culture at the University of Stirling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing's College London \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Wheatley is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930988769391,"sku":"9781474451413","price":70.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/ODBJZklxS0RVL0dXTjA5VXZDVWRWQT09.webp?v=1775834437","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/shoe-reels-the-history-and-philosophy-of-footwear-in-film-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}