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Fade to Gray: Aging in American Cinema
Timothy Shary
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Description for Fade to Gray: Aging in American Cinema
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Americans are living longer and reinventing both work and retirement, but Hollywood movies barely hint at this reality of contemporary society. In many popular films, older characters fade into irrelevance, inactivity, or absurdity, or else they stay in the background as wise elders while younger characters provide the action. Most American films do not attempt to portray the rich variety of experiences or the sensitive aging issues that people confront in the years beyond fifty. Fade to Gray offers one of the first extended studies of the portrayal of older people in American cinema from ... Read more
Americans are living longer and reinventing both work and retirement, but Hollywood movies barely hint at this reality of contemporary society. In many popular films, older characters fade into irrelevance, inactivity, or absurdity, or else they stay in the background as wise elders while younger characters provide the action. Most American films do not attempt to portray the rich variety of experiences or the sensitive aging issues that people confront in the years beyond fifty. Fade to Gray offers one of the first extended studies of the portrayal of older people in American cinema from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477310632
SKU
V9781477310632
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About Timothy Shary
Timothy Shary is the author or editor of several books on the representational politics of age and gender, including Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 and Youth Culture in Global Cinema. Nancy McVittie is an instructor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University.
Reviews for Fade to Gray: Aging in American Cinema
Fade to Gray proves a worthwhile and often insightful study that makes a compelling case for the vital importance of cinematic representation.
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