Fathers and Sons in Cinema

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de Gershon Reiter

Type: Etudes
Sujet: Sociologie
Mots Clés: famille, sociologie
Année d'édition: 2008
Editeur: McFarland & Co
Langue: anglais

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Broché • 247 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-0-7864-3788-7

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Description de l'ouvrage :
Popular American films are replete with story lines which involve the father-son relationship, often as the pivotal conflict or dragon which a hero must overcome to achieve success. Sometimes these conflicts are straightforward; other times they are projections of the central character’s unconscious becoming conscious—in essence a modern form of myth.

These American “filmmyths” serve as a visual means to project the psyche in an entertaining and easily accessible manner. Focusing on mythic structure, this volume explores 12 popular movies that deal with various aspects of the father-son relationship including the process of becoming a father, absent fathers, the rite of passage, and the turmoil between fathers and adolescents. Films examined include The Wizard of Oz, Back to the Future, Stand By Me, Red River, City Slickers, North by Northwest, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Field of Dreams, Lone Star, The Lion King, Jurassic Park and The Searchers.

À propos de l'auteur :
Former film and music teacher Gershon Reiter lives in Israel.

Revue de Presse :
"a thoughtful and passionate exploration of that most timeless of literary and cinematic themes: the search for fathers and sons to find each other and to reconcile their relationship. This book is filled with striking insights and provocative ideas"—Sam Osherson, author of Finding Our Fathers and a professor of Psychology at the Fielding Graduate University.

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