Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Hollywood Film 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction
Drew Casper
€ 47.04
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Hollywood Film 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction
Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
Hollywood 1963-1976 chronicles the upheaval and innovation that took place in the American film industry during an era of pervasive cultural tumult. Exploring the many ideologies embraced by an increasingly diverse Hollywood, Casper offers a comprehensive canon, covering the period's classics as well as its brilliant but overlooked masterpieces.
Hollywood 1963-1976 chronicles the upheaval and innovation that took place in the American film industry during an era of pervasive cultural tumult. Exploring the many ideologies embraced by an increasingly diverse Hollywood, Casper offers a comprehensive canon, covering the period's classics as well as its brilliant but overlooked masterpieces.
- A broad overview and analysis of one of American film's most important and innovative periods
- Offers a new, more expansive take on the accepted canon of the era
- Includes films expressing ideologies contrary to the misremembered leftist slant
- Explores and fully contextualizes the dominant genres of the 60s and 70s
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405188289
SKU
V9781405188289
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Drew Casper
Drew Casper is the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair of American Film at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of Postwar Hollywood, 1946-1962 (Blackwell, 2007), Introduction to Film Reader (2007), Stanley Donen (1983), and Vincente Minnelli and the Film Musical (1977). He has contributed on many DVD commentaries for documentaries of classic and ... Read more
Reviews for Hollywood Film 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction
"I highly recommend this book to any film student or person interested in Hollywood films of the 60s and 70s. This text will definitely become a go-to reference as I continue my studies.." (Breitbart.com, 2011)