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Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema
Boaz Hagin
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Hardcover. Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. 216 pages. Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight: 356.
Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.
Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230236226
SKU
V9780230236226
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About Boaz Hagin
BOAZ HAGIN teaches at the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, Israel. His articles have appeared in Cinema Journal and Camera Obscura, among other publications. He is currently co-writing a book with Thomas Elsaesser on trauma, memory and fantasy in contemporary American cinema.
Reviews for Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema
'This highly original study is a rigorous, provocative and entertaining account of the different meanings associated with death in classical Hollywood cinema. Analyzing an impressive range of films with flair and theoretical sophistication, it shows how death becomes meaningful in art. This is an important work on Hollywood film which also helps us to understand how we incorporate the death ... Read more