God, Man, and Hollywood: Politically Incorrect Cinema from ""The Birth of a Nation"" to ""The Passion of the Christ - Hardcover

Winchell, Mark Roydon

 
9781933859569: God, Man, and Hollywood: Politically Incorrect Cinema from ""The Birth of a Nation"" to ""The Passion of the Christ
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1933859563 ISBN 13: 9781933859569
Publisher: ISI Books, 2008

Synopsis

Beginning with D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation and ending with Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Winchell reveals the surprisingly politically incorrect notions at the heart of eighteen classic films, including Ben-Hur, Intruder in the Dust, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Patton, The Deer Hunter, A Clockwork Orange, Gangs of New York, and Gettysburg. Along the way, he shows how a number of filmmakers, sometimes unwittingly, have produced unconventionally honest explorations of the nature and meaning of race relations, love, family, community, worship, and other aspects of shared human experience. Winchell ends with synoptic assessments of an additional one hundred politically incorrect films, from About Schmidt to Zulu. The result is a film guide showing that sometimes even Hollywood has done better than we typically give it credit for.

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About the Author

Mark Royden Winchell is professor of English at Clemson University.

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Publisher
ISI Books
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1933859563
ISBN 13 
9781933859569
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
451