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Cinema at the Margins (New Perspectives on World Cinema)
Wheeler Dixon
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Description for Cinema at the Margins (New Perspectives on World Cinema)
Hardcover. Series: New Perspectives on World Cinema. Num Pages: 238 pages, 15 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
More and more, just a few canonical classics, such as Michael Curtiz’s “Casablanca” (1942) or Victor Fleming’s “Gone With The Wind” (1939), are representing the entire film output of an era, to a new generation that knows little of the past, and is encouraged by popular media to live only in the eternal present. What will happen to the rest of the films that enchanted, informed and transported audiences in the 1930s, 1940s, and even as recently as the 1960s? This collection of essays aims to highlight some of the lesser-known treasures of the past – those titles that have ... Read more
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Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
New Perspectives on World Cinema
Condition
New
Weight
506g
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857281869
SKU
V9780857281869
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99-15
About Wheeler Dixon
Wheeler Winston Dixon is the James Ryan Professor of Film Studies and coordinator of the Film Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and editor-in-chief, with Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, of the “Quarterly Review of Film and Video.”
Reviews for Cinema at the Margins (New Perspectives on World Cinema)
‘Recommended’ —‘Choice’ “Few have explored the cinematic margins as thoroughly as Wheeler Winston Dixon, and few match his talent for finding and celebrating the secret glories of overlooked, undervalued films. Gliding from Peter Bogdanovich to Myra Breckinridge by way of Robert Bresson, this is an exciting and ever-surprising collection.” —David Sterritt, Columbia University and Chair, National Society of Film Critics ... Read more