Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra, and KazanIn this lively and original book, Sam Girgus offers a fresh look at films such as The Searchers, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, High Noon, and On the Waterfront and shows how they are part of the cultural and historic debate that examines, structures, and questions what modern America means to its people, the world, and history. |
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Índice
John Ford and the Crisis | 19 |
Frank Capra | 56 |
From Ford to Hawks | 108 |
Elia Kazans Long Journey Home | 155 |
George Stevens and the American Idea | 177 |
Film and America after the Hollywood | 210 |
Notes | 229 |
Filmography | 248 |
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Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra ... Sam B. Girgus Pré-visualização indisponível - 1998 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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Informação bibliográfica
| Título | Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra, and Kazan Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Capra, and Kazan, Sam B. Girgus |
| Autor | Sam B. Girgus |
| Edição | ilustrada, reimpressão |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0521625521, 9780521625524 |
| Número de páginas | 258 páginas |
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