Big Wednesday: lamenting lost youth in the new Hollywood
"This book provides an examination of Big Wednesday as an unconventional film that employs a mythic sensibility in its representation of the loss of youth and young manhood. Critically and commercially unsuccessful on its original release, the coming-of-age, surf drama Big Wednesday (1978), has...
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York
Routledge
2025
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| Series: | Cinema and youth cultures
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| Summary: | "This book provides an examination of Big Wednesday as an unconventional film that employs a mythic sensibility in its representation of the loss of youth and young manhood. Critically and commercially unsuccessful on its original release, the coming-of-age, surf drama Big Wednesday (1978), has undergone a significant reappraisal. It is now considered not only an important contribution to youth cinema, but also the most important film that John Milius ever made. Over six chapters, the book considers questions of authorship, commerce, genre, stardom, and myth, and explores how these ideas intersect with the film's status as a significant youth movie and collectively how these ideas have contributed to its recent critical rehabilitation. In doing so, the book also provides a much-needed reassessment of an important and overlooked entry in the New Hollywood canon. Exploring Big Wednesday's subsequent resonance and relevance, this unique study will appeal to students and scholars in film studies, popular culture studies, youth studies, sociology and media studies" -- |
| Item Description: | "Routledge Focus"--Cover |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 127 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780367178925 0367178923 9781032801117 1032801115 |
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| spelling | McKenna, Mark ca. 20./21. Jh. Verfasser (DE-588)122087101X aut Big Wednesday lamenting lost youth in the new Hollywood Mark McKenna First published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York Routledge 2025 xiii, 127 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Cinema and youth cultures "Routledge Focus"--Cover Story telling in new Hollywood -- Friendship, innocence, and mythologized youth -- Resistance and incorporation in Californian surf culture -- Authorship and the star director -- Genre and the male melodrama -- Youthful archetypes and the transition to cult stardom "This book provides an examination of Big Wednesday as an unconventional film that employs a mythic sensibility in its representation of the loss of youth and young manhood. Critically and commercially unsuccessful on its original release, the coming-of-age, surf drama Big Wednesday (1978), has undergone a significant reappraisal. It is now considered not only an important contribution to youth cinema, but also the most important film that John Milius ever made. Over six chapters, the book considers questions of authorship, commerce, genre, stardom, and myth, and explores how these ideas intersect with the film's status as a significant youth movie and collectively how these ideas have contributed to its recent critical rehabilitation. In doing so, the book also provides a much-needed reassessment of an important and overlooked entry in the New Hollywood canon. Exploring Big Wednesday's subsequent resonance and relevance, this unique study will appeal to students and scholars in film studies, popular culture studies, youth studies, sociology and media studies" -- Big Wednesday (Motion picture : 1978) Surfing in motion pictures Youth in motion pictures Big Wednesday (Motion picture : 1978) / http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/0084ebc2-fca4-2cc0-9ea4-0eb7fe07843a Surf au cinéma Jeunesse au cinéma Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-0-429-05829-5 |
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