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Chinatown (BFI Film Classics)
Michael Eaton
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Description for Chinatown (BFI Film Classics)
Paperback. This study analyzes "Chinatown" in the context of the figure of the detective in literature and film from Sophocles to Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
This study analyzes "Chinatown" in the context of the figure of the detective in literature and film from Sophocles to Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. In the account of "Chinatown"'s narrative development Michael Eaton seeks to uncover both its relationship to the pessimism of American cinema in the 1970s and its veritably mythical structure.
This study analyzes "Chinatown" in the context of the figure of the detective in literature and film from Sophocles to Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. In the account of "Chinatown"'s narrative development Michael Eaton seeks to uncover both its relationship to the pessimism of American cinema in the 1970s and its veritably mythical structure.
Product Details
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
79
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851705323
SKU
V9780851705323
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About Michael Eaton
Michael Eaton is a screenwriter and playwright. His screen credits include Fellow Traveller, Signs and Wonders, Shoot to Kill and Why Lockerbie?
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