American Gangster Cinema

From Little Caesar to Pulp Fiction (livre en anglais)

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de Fran Mason

Type

Etudes

Sujet

Genre > Policier

Mots Clés

gangster, années 30, Hollywood, policier, sociologie

Année d'édition

2002

Editeur

Palgrave MacMillan

Collection

Crime Files

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Broché • 228 pages
14 x 21,5 cm

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-333-68466-4
978-0-333-68466-5

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Description de l'ouvrage :
Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism, and technology. With a close examination of many films from Scarface an Public Enemy to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, this book provides a fascinating insight into a topical and popular subject.

À propos de l'auteur :
Fran Mason is Field Leader of Contemporary Cultural Studies and Teacher of Film and Cultural Studies, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester.

Revue de Presse :
'...extremely well-researched and very useful...a must for film-buffs.' - Cercles

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