{"product_id":"screen-couple-chemistry-the-power-of-2-paperback","title":"Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2 - 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\u003eMartha P. Nochimson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Astaire and Rogers, Tracy and Hepburn. Just the mention of their names evokes the powerful chemistry between these screen couples, which utterly transcended the often formulaic films in which they appeared together. Indeed, watching the synergistic flow of energy between charismatic screen partners is one of the great pleasures of cinema and television, as well as an important vehicle for thinking through issues of intimacy and gender relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this book, Martha P. Nochimson engages in a groundbreaking study of screen couple chemistry. She begins by classifying various types of couples to define what sets the synergistic couple apart from other onscreen pairings. Then she moves into extended discussions of four enduring screen couples--Maureen O'Sullivan\/Johnny Weissmuller, Myrna Loy\/William Powell, Fred Astaire\/Ginger Rogers, and Katharine Hepburn\/Spencer Tracy. Using theories of neuroscience, she demonstrates that their onscreen chemistry is a very real phenomenon, powerful enough to subvert conventional formulations of male\/female relations. Material she has uncovered in the infamous Production Code Administration files illuminates the historical context of her contentions. Finally, Nochimson traces the screen couple to its present-day incarnation in such pairs as Woody Allen\/Diane Keaton, Scully\/Mulder of \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files, \u003c\/i\u003e and Cliff\/Claire Huxtable of \u003ci\u003eThe Cosby Show.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Martha P. Nochimson is Professor of Film and Literature and Director of the Film Studies Program at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eFilm Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCineaste, \u003c\/i\u003e she is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo End to Her: Soap Opera and the Female Subject, \u003c\/i\u003e and she has also written for television. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.88 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301443035443,"sku":"9780292755796","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/E6aWfP9S3i9780292755796.webp?v=1777512676","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/screen-couple-chemistry-the-power-of-2-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}