Amer Film & Society - Hardcover

Auster, Albert; Quart, Leonard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275912442 ISBN 13: 9780275912444

Publisher: Greenwood Press, 1984

Synopsis

In this most recent update to American Film and Society since 1945, the authors expand upon earlier editions by adding films previously neglected, and broaden their analysis of a number of films by discussing how these works capture the mood and values of American society in a particular decade. Interpretation of films can involve direct connections with social and political issues, but often deal with the important subtext of dreams, desires, and displacements that the American public feels. Recent films that present gay relationships and politics, such as "Brokeback Mountain" and "Milk", and that address race relations and urban life like "Crash" and "Precious" are examined. This fourth edition will also address changes in the modern film industry such as convergence and the digital revolution.

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About the Author

Leonard Quart is professor emeritus of cinema studies at the College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, and at the CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, and a contributing editor of Cineaste. His published works include Praeger's How the War was Remembered: Hollywood & Vietnam and The Films of Mike Leigh: Embracing the World. Alber Auster is associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University Lincoln Center, New York, NY. His published works include Thirtysomething: Television, Women, Men and Work and Actresses and Suffragists: Women in the American Theater, 1890-1920.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0275912442
• ISBN 13: 9780275912444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160