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Michael Bliss - Between the Bullets - 9780810841109 - V9780810841109
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Between the Bullets

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Description for Between the Bullets Hardback. While John Woo is regarded as a master action director, little attention has been paid to the manner in which Woo's films reflect the director's religious and ethical concerns. This work shows that Woo should be regarded as a predominantly religious director. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Originally a Hong Kong-based director, John Woo is now considered one of the ten most successful directors working in American films, receiving world-wide attention for his highly stylized violence in films such as The Killer (1989), Hard-Boiled (1992), Face/Off (1997), and Mission Impossible 2 (2000). While Woo is widely regarded as a master action director, scant attention has been paid to the manner in which Woo's films reflect the director's religious and ethical concerns. Through an examination of representative films from the director's Hong Kong and American periods, Michael Bliss demonstrates that Woo should be regarded as a predominantly religious ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810841109
SKU
V9780810841109
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About Michael Bliss
Michael Bliss teaches English and Film at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His previous books include Dreams Within a Dream: The Films of Peter Weir; What Goes Around Comes Around: The Films of Jonathan Demme (co-authored with Christina Banks); The Word Made Flesh: Catholicism and Conflict in the Films of Martin Scorsese (Scarecrow Press, 1995); and Justified Lives: Morality ... Read more

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