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Informationen zum Autor November 14! 1959 Klappentext Raging Bull (1980) represents American film making at its best. Since its initial release! the film has been called the greatest film of the 1980s! the greatest boxing film ever made! the greatest sports film ever made! and! indeed! one of the greatest films of all time Raging Bull: A Cambridge Film Handbook presents the fullest critical appreciation of Scorsese's film available. The introduction tells the story of how the film came about! examining its inspirations and positioning Raging Bull within the history of cinema. Subsequent chapters! each written by contributors from different disciplines - film studies! literary history! theater history - discuss the film from a variety of perspectives. Though primarily directed toward undergraduate and graduate film courses! this collection should enhance appreciation of Raging Bull for all readers. Contributors to this volume have been issued a challenge: to write chapters that contain fundamental information for students! to include new information and ideas for seasoned film scholars! and to write in a jargon-free style that all readers can appreciate. Zusammenfassung Raging Bull: A Cambridge Film Handbook presents the fullest critical appreciation of Scorsese's film available. Contributors from different disciplines look at the groundbreaking film from a variety of perspectives! providing fundamental information for students! new ideas for seasoned film scholars! and a jargon-free style that all readers can appreciate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: the heritage and legacy of Raging Bull Kevin J. Hayes; 1. Art and genre in Raging Bull Leger Grindon; 2. Visual absurdity in Raging Bull Todd Berliner; 3. Raging Bull and the idea of performance Michael Peterson; 4. Women in Raging Bull: Scorsese's use of determinist, objective, and subjective techniques Peggy McCormack; 5. My victims, my melancholia: Raging Bull and Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful Mark Nicholls....
