War cinema

Informationen zum Autor Guy Westwell Klappentext An introduction to and overview of the Hollywood war movie, a linchpin in American cultural imagination. The book considers the history of this genre, one of continuing significance, from All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) to We Were Soldiers (2002). Guy Westwell focuses in particular on representations of the Vietnam War ( Apocalypse Now [1979], Rambo [1985] and Platoon [1986]) and the more recent return to and reexamination of the Second World War ( Saving Private Ryan [1998]). Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. War Cinema 1989-1961 2. Vietnam 3. The Greatest Generation 4. Conclusion 5. Bibliography 6. Filmography 7. Appendix - America's Wars

Product details

• Authors: Guy Westwell, guy Westwello
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2005
• EAN: 9781904764540
• ISBN: 978-1-904764-54-0
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Short Cuts (Wallflower); Shortcuts
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet