The Gangster Film

Fatal Success in American Cinema (livre en anglais)

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de Ron Wilson

Type: Etudes
Sujet: Genre > Films de gangsters
Mots Clés: film de gangster, Etats-Unis
Année d'édition: 2014
Editeur: Wallflower Press
Collection: Short Cuts
Langue: anglais

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Broché • 144 pages
13 x 20 cm

ISBN

978-0-231-17207-3

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Description de l'ouvrage :
This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an indictment of corporate greed, the gangster film has often provided a template for critiquing American ideas and values concerning individualism, success, and business acumen. The gangster genre has also been useful in critically examining race and ethnicity in American culture in terms of "otherness." Films studied include Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Racket (1928), The Captive City (1952), The Godfather, Part Two (1974), Goodfellas (1990), and Killing Them Softly (2012).

À propos de l'auteur :
Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.

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