Robert Rossen: the films and politics of a blacklisted idealist
"Over a 30-year period, Robert Rossen was the most accomplished writer and director who was also a long-time member of the Communist Party. His films have been belittled or ignored, his valuable legacy denied. The book presents a thorough analysis of his 22 films, and their place in the develop...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Over a 30-year period, Robert Rossen was the most accomplished writer and director who was also a long-time member of the Communist Party. His films have been belittled or ignored, his valuable legacy denied. The book presents a thorough analysis of his 22 films, and their place in the developing themes of his body of work"-- |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: the films of Robert Rossen-a legacy lost -- The writer-craft, idealism and ideology. A matter of experience-from The Lower East Side to Hollywood and the party -- Stretching the boundaries of genre-the first two screenplays -- Warner Bros. and the party-five films, three years -- Ode to an era-the Roaring Twenties -- The party line and the writer-two Warner films in a shifting political world -- The war and postwar worlds on film-three with Lewis Milestone -- The director-success, doubt and disillusion. The writer becomes director-Johnny O'Clock -- The battle and the myth, personal and political-body and soul -- Conflcts and consequences-the first hearings, 1947 -- Power and betrayal, personal and public-All the king's men -- A time of tests, trials and fear-The brave bulls -- The political and moral turmoil of the blacklist era-the hearings, 1951 -- The director-blacklisting, rebellion and isolation. What is behaving decently -- Testifying and silence -- Starting anew in Europe-Mambo -- Seeking the power and the glory-Alexander the Great -- The road back-Island in the sun and They came to Cordura -- At the top of his game-The hustler -- The forgotten masterwork and enigma-Lilith -- An unfortunate epilogue-the legacy denied |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 276 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780786469819 |
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| adam_text | ROBERT ROSSEN
The Films and Politics
of a Blacklisted Idealist
Alan Casty
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McFarland amp; Company, Inc , Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
Table of Contents
Preface : 1
Introduction: The Films of Robert Rossen—A Legacy Lost 5
Part One: The Writer — Craft, Idealism and Ideology
1 A Matter of Experience — From the Lower East Side to Hollywood
and the Party 19
2 Stretching the Boundaries of Genre — The l;irst Two Screenplays 29
3 Warner Bros, and the Party — Five Films, Three Years 42
4 Ode to an Era — The Roaring Twenties 52
5 The Party Line and the Writer — Two Warner Films in a Shifting
Political World 60
6 The War and Post-War Worlds on Film— Three with
Lewis Milestone 72
Part Two: The Director — Success, Doubt and Disillusion
7 The Writer Becomes Director—Johnny O Clock 93
8 The Battle and the Myth, Personal and Political—Body and Soul 102
9- Conflicts and Consequences — The First Hearings, 1947 118
10 Power and Betrayal, Personal and Public—All the King s Men 126
11 A Time of Tests, Trials and Fear — The Brave Bulls 143
12 The Political and Moral Turmoil of the Blacklist Era —
The Hearings, 1951 153
Part Three: The Director — Blacklisting, Rebellion and Isolation
13 What Is Behaving Decently?—Testifying and Silence 165
14 Starting Anew in Europe—Mambo 175
15 Seeking the Power and the Glory—Alexander the Great 182
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Table of Contents vin
16 The Road Back — Island in the Sun and They Came to Cordura 194
17- At the Top of His Game — The Hustler 211
18 The Forgotten Masterwork and Enigma — Lilith 228
19 An Unfortunate Epilogue — The Legacy Denied 244
Chapter Notes 255
Bibliography 263
Index 267
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