Political Companion to American Film - Couverture souple

Crowdus, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0941702421 ISBN 13 : 9780941702423

Editeur : Lake View Press, 1994

Synopsis

The Political Companion to American Film is an encyclopedic collection of critical essays offering provocative social and political commentary on the work of filmmakers (from Woody Allen to Darryl Zanuck) and other film personalities (from Charles Chaplin to John Wayne), film genres (from crime Movies to World War II Animated Propaganda Cartoons), racial and ethnic portrayals (from African Americans to Native Americans), social issues (from Big Businessmen to the Small Town), theoretical and critical issues (from the Auteur Theory to Postwar American Film Criticism), economic and industrial issues (from Conglomerates to the Studio System), and much more.
The Political Companion to American Film features the writing of some of America's leading film critics and authors, many of whom are specialists who have literally written the book on their subjects, and has been edited by Gary Crowdus, Editor-in-Chief of Cineaste, America's leading magazine on the art and politics of the cinema.
The expertise and critical insights of these contributors are conveyed in a colorful, comprehensible and jargon-free prose style, and many of the essays include recommended bibliographies. The Political Companion to American Film will enrich the cinematic experience for the average moviegoer as well as the film scholar.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A Political Companion to American Film is an encyclopedic collection of critical essays offering provocative social and political commentary on the work of filmmakers and other film personalities, film genres, racial and ethnic portrayals, social issues, economic and industrial issues, subgenres, social characterizations, and relevant issues in film criticism and theory. Several essays examine the work of documentary filmmakers, some of the genre essays include references to key foreign works, and most essays include a recommended Further Reading list. The companion has a Name and Film Title Index and stills from motion pictures.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lake View Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0941702421
• ISBN 13: 9780941702423
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 548
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible