{"product_id":"enfant-terrible-jerry-lewis-in-american-film-paperback","title":"Enfant Terrible!: Jerry Lewis in American 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\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one thing everybody knows about Jerry Lewis is that he is beloved by the French, those incomprehensible hedonistic strangers across the sea. The French understand him, while in the U.S. he is at best a riddle, not one of us. Lewis is someone we take profound pleasure in excluding, if not ridiculing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnfant Terrible! Jerry Lewis in American Film\u003c\/b\u003e is the first comprehensive collection devoted to one of the most controversial and accomplished figures in twentieth-century American cinema. A veteran of virtually every form of show business, Lewis's performances onscreen and the motion pictures he has directed reveal significant filmmaking talents, and show him to be what he has called himself, a total filmmaker. Yet his work has been frequently derided by American critics.\u003cbr\u003e This book challenges that easy reading by taking a more careful look at Lewis's considerable body of work onscreen in 16 diverse and penetrating essays. Turning to such films as\u003ci\u003eThe Nutty Professor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Delicate Delinquent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiving It Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Errand Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Disorderly Orderly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArizona Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Geisha Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, the contributors address topics ranging from Lewis's on- and offscreen performances, the representations of disability in his films, and the European obsession with Lewis, to his relationship with Dean Martin and Lewis's masculinity. Far from an out of control hysteric, \u003cb\u003eEnfant Terrible!\u003c\/b\u003e instead reveals Jerry Lewis to be a meticulous master of performance with a keen sense of American culture and the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e Contributors include: Mikita Brottman, Scott Bukatman, David Desser, Leslie A. Fiedler, Craig Fischer, Lucy Fischer, Krin Gabbard, Barry Keith Grant, Andrew Horton, Susan Hunt, Frank Krutnik, Marcia Landy, Peter Lehman, Shawn Levy, Dana Polan, Murray Pomerance, and J. P. Telotte.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.16 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468655542525,"sku":"9780814767061","price":73.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/c3lWdjBxWVI2S1liUlFuaklZMUhzQT09.webp?v=1777290818","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/enfant-terrible-jerry-lewis-in-american-film-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}