| Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra, and Kazan Contributor(s): Girgus, Sam B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521625521 ISBN-13: 9780521625524 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, American film helped reinvigorate and renew American culture. Sam Girgus takes a fresh look at such films as THE SEARCHERS, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, HIGH NOON, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Reference - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 97047090 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this lively and original book, Sam Girgus offers a fresh look at films such as The Searchers, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, High Noon, and On the Waterfront. He shows how they are part of the cultural and historic debate that examines, structures, and questions what modern America means to its people, the world, and history. |