{"product_id":"9781805750543","title":"Stepford Wives","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eStepford Wives\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Moody\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn arrival in Stepford, Joanna Eberhart (Katharine Ross) starts to notice something strange about the town's women. They all seem perfectly poised, flawlessly beautiful and obsessed with housework-a parody of femininity. As Joanna attempts to settle in, she befriends the only other person in town who seems to be like her, Bobby Markowe (Paula Prentiss), and together they start to explore what is happening to the women of Stepford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/i\u003e (1975) is a horror film about replacing women, responding to the concerns of second-wave feminism epitomised by Betty Friedan's \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), the inspiration for Ira Levin's 1972 source novel. Fifty years after its release, its themes of control over women's bodies remain pertinent in a world of online performative portrayals of the #tradwife and the partial reversal of the provisions established by\u003ci\u003e Roe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e (1973).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on new archival research, Paul Moody explores the tensions that played out during the film's production, including the firing of lead actors and clashes between the director, Bryan Forbes, and the screenwriter, the Academy Award-winning William Goldman-and argues that the real story of \u003ci\u003eStepford\u003c\/i\u003e is the role played by the various women involved in the film's production, many of whom also have been omitted from the narratives told about the movie and the indelible legacy it has left on popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Moody \u003c\/b\u003eis a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at Brunel University of London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eHollywood's Ambassadors: The State Department and the Battle for the Global Film Industry\u003c\/i\u003e (2027).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781805750543\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369655009420,"sku":"9781805750543","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1c03f62a-b928-4de7-818d-a48386e750e4.jpg?v=1783880040","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781805750543","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}