| The Bigamist 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Hastie, Amelie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844572668 ISBN-13: 9781844572663 Publisher: British Film Institute OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Amelie Hastie's study of "The Bigamist "(1953)" "directed by and starring Ida Lupino, shows how the film combines elements of noir and melodrama to tell the story of salesman Harry Graham's "double life." Hastie considers the movie as a piece of independent cinema at a time when the Hollywood studio system was beginning to dissolve, as a film about gender and marriage in the context of gender relations in post-War America, and in terms of Lupino's personal and professional history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| LCCN: 2009279498 |
| Series: BFI Film Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.42" W x 7.44" (0.38 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bigamist (1953), a film about a salesman who is secretly married to two women, also tells the story of gendered relations in post-war America. Amelie Hastie explores the film in the context of independent Hollywood and relates it to the director Ida Lupino's personal and professional history. |