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Hollywood Historical Film

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Robert Burgoyne is professor of English and Film Studies at Wayne State University. He is the author of Bertolucci's 1900: A Narrative and Historical Analysis; Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History; and coauthor! with Robert Stam and Sandy Flitterman-Lewis! of New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics. Klappentext The Hollywood Historical Film is an entertaining and erudite cinematic journey through the controversial portrayal of history on film--from the swashbuckling epics of the silent era to up-to-the-minute dramas like World Trade Center.With thought-provoking analysis, film historian Robert Burgoyne reveals the dual nature of historic films--how they deepen our understanding of historical events while shaping and often altering our views of the past. Burgoyne examines the power of historic films to entertain and promote national myths while influencing public opinion. He also reviews how contemporary filmmakers like Oliver Stone cleverly re-stage the past to reframe our memories of actual historic events.For students of film and history--and fans alike--The Hollywood Historical Film is a timely exploration of the world of historical films. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive analysis of the historical film-a popular and controversial genre that's been with us since the early days of cinema-and Hollywood's unique ability to reshape our viewpoints while it sensually recreates the past. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements.Introduction.1. The Cinematic Writing of History: An Overview.2. The War Film: Saving Private Ryan.3. The Epic Film: Gladiator and Spartacus.4. The Biographical Film: Schindler's List.5. The Metahistorical Film: JFK.6. The Topical Film: United 93 and World Trade Center.Notes.Index

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Authors Burgoyne, R Burgoyne, Robert Burgoyne, Robert (Wayne State University) Burgoyne
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 10.01.2008
 
EAN 9781405146029
ISBN 978-1-4051-4602-9
No. of pages 192
Series New Approaches to Film Genre
New Approaches to Film Genre
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV
Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication

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