America on Film: Modernism, Documentary, and a Changing America
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This study examines a selection of films made in the last quarter of the twentieth century in an effort to trace how the notion of American has changed drastically from that portrayed in American cinema up to the 1950s. In works such as Mississippi Masala, Lone Star, Malcolm X, Raging Bull, When We Were Kings and Bugsy Sam Girgus finds a new and ethnically varied array of characters that embody American values, ideals and conflicts. He charts these...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521009316
ISBN13:9780521009317
Release Date:October 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Arts, Music & Photography Documentaries Humor & Entertainment Movies Performing ArtsCustomer Reviews
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