America on Film Modernism, Documentary, and a Changing America |
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| Author:
| Girgus, Sam B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-00931-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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America on Film, first published in 2002, examines how the notion of 'American' has changed from American cinema up to the 1950s. In works such as 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.
America on Film, first published in 2002, examines how the notion of 'American' has changed from American cinema up to the 1950s. In works such as 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.