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Runaway Romances
Robert Shandley
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Description for Runaway Romances
Hardback. In the 1950s and early 1960s, America imagined itself young and in love in Europe. And Hollywood films of the era reflected this romantic allure. This title features films that were not only indicative of the ideology of the American-dominated postwar world order, but also represented a shift in Hollywood production values. Num Pages: 234 pages, 19 Halftones. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 431.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, America imagined itself young and in love in Europe. And Hollywood films of the era reflected this romantic allure. From a young and naive Audrey Hepburn falling in love with Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday" to David Lean's "Summertime", featuring Katherine Hepburn's sexual adventure in Venice, these glossy travelogue romances were shot on location, and established an exciting new genre for Hollywood. As Robert Shandley shows in "Runaway Romances", these films were not only indicative of the ideology of the American-dominated postwar world order, but they also represented a shift in Hollywood production values. ... Read more
In the 1950s and early 1960s, America imagined itself young and in love in Europe. And Hollywood films of the era reflected this romantic allure. From a young and naive Audrey Hepburn falling in love with Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday" to David Lean's "Summertime", featuring Katherine Hepburn's sexual adventure in Venice, these glossy travelogue romances were shot on location, and established an exciting new genre for Hollywood. As Robert Shandley shows in "Runaway Romances", these films were not only indicative of the ideology of the American-dominated postwar world order, but they also represented a shift in Hollywood production values. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592139453
SKU
V9781592139453
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About Robert Shandley
Robert R. Shandley is Associate Professor of Film Studies and German at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich (Temple) and editor of Unwilling Germans? The Goldhagen Debate.
Reviews for Runaway Romances
QUOTE: “Shandley's careful analysis is informed by a wealth of relevant historical and critical studies. Runaway Romances is both conceptually interesting and original and it is a meaningful scholarly addition to the field.”—Antje Ascheid, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Georgia, and author of Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema ... Read more