Martin Scorsese and the American dream:
More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants...
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| Summary: | More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants of Gangs of New York. And in films as varied as Casino, The Aviator, and The Wolf of Wall Street, he vividly displays the glamour and power that can come with the fulfillment of that dream, but he also shows how it can turn into a nightmare of violence, corruption, and greed. This book is the first study of Scorsese's profound ambivalence toward the American Dream, the ways it drives some men and women to aspire to greatness, but leaves others seduced and abandoned. Showing that Scorsese understands the American dream in terms of a tension between provincialism and cosmopolitanism, Jim Cullen offers a new lens through which to view such seemingly atypical Scorsese films as The Age of Innocence, Hugo, and Kundun. Fast-paced, instructive, and resonant, Martin Scorsese and the American Dream illuminates an important dimension of our national life and how a great artist has brought it into focus. |
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| spelling | Cullen, Jim, 1962- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKMjqbDfwxwv4DDfPgf9C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94054287 Martin Scorsese and the American dream [electronic resource] / Jim Cullen. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology -- Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan -- 1. The Elizabethan Era -- 2. Redeeming Dreams -- 3. Impressive Failures -- 4. Dream Critiques -- 5. Recurring Dreams -- Conclusion: Dream of Life -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants of Gangs of New York. And in films as varied as Casino, The Aviator, and The Wolf of Wall Street, he vividly displays the glamour and power that can come with the fulfillment of that dream, but he also shows how it can turn into a nightmare of violence, corruption, and greed. This book is the first study of Scorsese's profound ambivalence toward the American Dream, the ways it drives some men and women to aspire to greatness, but leaves others seduced and abandoned. Showing that Scorsese understands the American dream in terms of a tension between provincialism and cosmopolitanism, Jim Cullen offers a new lens through which to view such seemingly atypical Scorsese films as The Age of Innocence, Hugo, and Kundun. Fast-paced, instructive, and resonant, Martin Scorsese and the American Dream illuminates an important dimension of our national life and how a great artist has brought it into focus. Scorsese, Martin Criticism and interpretation. Scorsese, Martin fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtX44bHFkfWTqcjWKtMyd Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 20th century. Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 21st century. American Dream in art. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012000363 Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle. PERFORMING ARTS / General. bisacsh American Dream in art fast Motion pictures Social aspects fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1900-2099 fast American Dream, filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, immigrants, immigration, cosmopolitanism, provincialism, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Aviator, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence, memoir, film, corruption, greed, money, power, status, elitism, upper class, poverty, social mobility. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast History fast has work: Martin Scorsese and the American dream (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFBtBXBd6qC8Vjdm4X3Hwd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9781978817418 197881741X 9781978817425 1978817428 (DLC) 2020041767 (OCoLC)1196198595 |
| spellingShingle | Cullen, Jim, 1962- Martin Scorsese and the American dream Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology -- Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan -- 1. The Elizabethan Era -- 2. Redeeming Dreams -- 3. Impressive Failures -- 4. Dream Critiques -- 5. Recurring Dreams -- Conclusion: Dream of Life -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author Scorsese, Martin Criticism and interpretation. Scorsese, Martin fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtX44bHFkfWTqcjWKtMyd Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 20th century. Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 21st century. American Dream in art. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012000363 Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle. PERFORMING ARTS / General. bisacsh American Dream in art fast Motion pictures Social aspects fast |
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| title | Martin Scorsese and the American dream |
| title_auth | Martin Scorsese and the American dream |
| title_exact_search | Martin Scorsese and the American dream |
| title_full | Martin Scorsese and the American dream [electronic resource] / Jim Cullen. |
| title_fullStr | Martin Scorsese and the American dream [electronic resource] / Jim Cullen. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Martin Scorsese and the American dream [electronic resource] / Jim Cullen. |
| title_short | Martin Scorsese and the American dream |
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| topic | Scorsese, Martin Criticism and interpretation. Scorsese, Martin fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtX44bHFkfWTqcjWKtMyd Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 20th century. Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 21st century. American Dream in art. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012000363 Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle. PERFORMING ARTS / General. bisacsh American Dream in art fast Motion pictures Social aspects fast |
| topic_facet | Scorsese, Martin Criticism and interpretation. Scorsese, Martin Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 20th century. Motion pictures Social aspects United States History 21st century. American Dream in art. Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Cinéma Aspect social États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle. PERFORMING ARTS / General. American Dream in art Motion pictures Social aspects United States Criticism, interpretation, etc. History |
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