{"product_id":"9780815637295-last-bohemian","title":"The Last Bohemian","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Desmond Hurst, Irish Film, British Cinema\u003cbr\u003eOffers the first extended, critical evaluation of all of Brian Desmond Hurst's films, reappraising the reputation of a director who was born in 1895 in Belfast and died in Belgravia, London, in 1986. Pettitt weaves together film analyses, biography, and cultural history with the aim of bringing greater attention to Hurst's qualities as a director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Bohemian \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the first extended, critical evaluation of all of Brian Desmond Hurst's films, reappraising the reputation of a director who was born in 1895 in Belfast and died in Belgravia, London, in 1986. Pettitt skillfully weaves together film analyses, biography, and cultural history with the aim of bringing greater attention to Hurst's qualities as a director and exploring his significance within Irish film and British cinema history between the 1930s and the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe director of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), \u003ci\u003eTheirs Is the Glory \u003c\/i\u003e(1946), and his best-known \u003ci\u003eScrooge\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) made most of his films for British studios but developed an exile's attachment to Ireland. How in the early twenty-first century has Hurst's career been reclaimed and recognized, and by whom? Why in 2012 was Hurst's name given to one of the new Titanic Studios in Belfast? What were his qualities as a filmmaker? To whose national cinema history, if any, does Hurst belong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichly illustrated with film stills and other visual material from public archives, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Bohemian\u003c\/i\u003e addresses these questions and in doing so makes a significant contribution to British and Irish cinema studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55371395465590,"sku":"9780815637295","price":33.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37532554_e951fd43-0f1e-45c0-8a57-d48b17d2981a.jpg?v=1762133891","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780815637295-last-bohemian","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}