Reconstructing American historical cinema: from Cimarron to Citizen Kane
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1. Verfasser: Smyth, J. E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington University Press of Kentucky ©2006
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-433) and index
Includes filmography: pages 341-364
Reconstructing American Historical Cinema explores Hollywood's pivotal interpretations of national history during the height of the studio system. In a radical departure from traditional studies of film and history, J.E. Smyth looks at rarely discussed production records and scripts from studio archives, arguing that certain classical Hollywood filmmakers were actively engaged in a self-conscious and often critical filmic writing of national history. Her unique approach unites the study of popular and academic historical writing, historical fiction, and screenwriting, providing a rich context
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a Filmic Writing of History in Classic Hollywood; 1. The New American History: Cimarron, 1931; 2. Contemporary History in the Age of Scarface, 1932; 3. Competing Frontiers, 1933-1938; 4. The Return of Our Epic America, 1938-1941; 5. Jezebels and Rebels, Cavaliers and Compromise, 1930-1939; 6. The Lives and Deaths of Abraham Lincoln, 1930-1941; 7. War in the Roaring Twenties, 1932-1939; 8. The Last of the Long Hunters, 1938-1941; 9. Stars Born and Lost, 1932-1937'; 10. A Hollywood Cavalcade, 1939-1942
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 447 pages)
ISBN:0813171474
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