The Shawshank Redemption
2nd Edition
Published on 5. September 2024
104 pages
978-1-83902-724-6 (ISBN)
Description
How did a low-key prison drama which was considered a box-office flop on its original release become one of the most popular movies of all time?
Mark Kermode traces the history of this unexpected audience favourite, from its source in Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, through the icy corridors of Ohio's Mansfield Reformatory (whose imposing gothic architecture dominates the film), to the television and video screens on which The Shawshank Redemption became a phenomenon. Kermode's account includes insights from writer/director Frank Darabont and leading players Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. He also explores the near-religious fervour that the film continues to inspire its huge number of devoted fans.
This new edition, published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Shawshank's release, includes a new foreword by Mark Kermode re-assessing the film's impact and legacy.
Mark Kermode traces the history of this unexpected audience favourite, from its source in Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, through the icy corridors of Ohio's Mansfield Reformatory (whose imposing gothic architecture dominates the film), to the television and video screens on which The Shawshank Redemption became a phenomenon. Kermode's account includes insights from writer/director Frank Darabont and leading players Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. He also explores the near-religious fervour that the film continues to inspire its huge number of devoted fans.
This new edition, published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Shawshank's release, includes a new foreword by Mark Kermode re-assessing the film's impact and legacy.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-83902-724-6 (9781839027246)
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Mark Kermode
The Shawshank Redemption
Book
09/2024
2nd Edition
BFI Publishing
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Mark Kermode
The Shawshank Redemption
E-Book
07/2019
1st Edition
BFI Publishing
€13.99
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Person
Mark Kermode is a writer and broadcaster. He is chief film critic for The Observer, and co-presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 and The Film Review on the BBC News channel. He is the author of several books including The Exorcist (2020, BFI Film Classics), Silent Running (2014, BFI Film Classics), How Does it Feel? (2018), Hatchet Job (2013), The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex (2011), and It's Only a Movie (2010).
Content
Acknowledgments
Foreword to the second edition
Prologue: A Redeeming Feature
1. Deus ex Machina: The Sacred Projector
2. The Ass and the Angel: Raquel Welch vs. Richard Nixon
Notes
Credits
Foreword to the second edition
Prologue: A Redeeming Feature
1. Deus ex Machina: The Sacred Projector
2. The Ass and the Angel: Raquel Welch vs. Richard Nixon
Notes
Credits
