{"product_id":"9781839024498","title":"Rushmore","description":"Author: McKim, Kristi Irene\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839024498\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 104 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarning critical acclaim and commercial success upon its 1998 release, \u003ci\u003eRushmore   \u003c\/i\u003ethe sophomore film of American auteur Wes Anderson   quickly gained the status of a cult classic. A melancholic coming-of-age story wrapped in comedy drama, \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the efforts of Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman)   a brazen and precocious fifteen-year-old   to find his way. Restless, energetic, struggling, and overcompensating for his insecurities, Max pursues a dizzying range of possible futures, leading him into the orbit of local steel magnate Herman Blume (Bill Murray), elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), and a host of cooperative schoolmates who help him to stage lavish film-derivative plays.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKristi McKim's compelling study of the film argues that despite the film's titular call for haste and excess (rush\/more), it challenges a drive toward perfectionism and celebrates the quiet connections that defy such passion and speed. After establishing \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e's history and reception, McKim closely reads \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e's energetic musical montages relative to slower moments that introduce tenderness and ambiguity, in a form subtler than Max's desire-built drive or genre-based plays.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHer analysis offers an urgent corrective to what might be perceived as an endearing portrait of privilege that perpetuates a status quo power. Drawing out Rushmore's subtleties that soften, temper, ease, expand, and equalize the film's zeal, she reads the film with a generosity learned from the film itself.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631888847006,"sku":"UBD-9781839024498","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839024498.jpg?v=1774311181","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839024498","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}