Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde

This volume contains new essays on Arthur Penn's film Bonnie and Clyde.

Sommario

Introduction: Arthur Penn's Enduring Gangsters Lester Friedman; 1. Making waves: the directing of Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn; 2. What's it really all about?: pictures at an execution David Newman; 3. 'It's never the way I knew them': searching for Bonnie and Clyde Diane Carson; 4. From 'fucking cops!' to 'fucking media!': Bonnie and Clyde for a Sixties America Steve Carr; 5. Model criminals: a visual analysis of Bonnie and Clyde Matthew Bernstein; 6. The haemorrhaging of American cinema: Bonnie and Clyde's legacy of film violence Stephen Prince; 7. Erasure and taboo: a queer reading of Bonnie and Clyde Liora Moriel; Reviews of Bonnie and Clyde; Filmography; Select bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This volume includes commissioned essays by leading scholars of Arthur Penn's work, as well as contributions from Penn himself and scriptwriter David Newman. They analyze the cultural history, technical brilliance, visual strategies, and violent imagery that marked Bonnie and Clyde as a significant turning point in American film.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Horton Andrew (Editore), Lester D. Friedman (Editore), Lester D. (Syracuse University Friedman (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780521596978
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59697-8
• Pagine: 230
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 380 g
• Serie: Cambridge Film Handbooks; Cambridge Film Handbooks Serie
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto