| Bringing Up Daddy: Fatherhood and Masculinity in Postwar Hollywood 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Bruzzi, Stella (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844571106 ISBN-13: 9781844571109 Publisher: British Film Institute OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: The father is one of the central figures of Hollywood narrative. The first book to examine cinematic representations of the father, "Bringing Up Daddy" offers a broad perspective on the Hollywood dad by looking at important Hollywood fathers from World War II to the present. The book looks at films decade by decade and adopts a multi-faceted theoretical approach, making use of psychoanalysis, sociology and masculinity studies and contextualizing the father figure within both Hollywood and American history. Key films include: "Since You Went Away, Teresa, The Search, Father of the Bride, Rebel Without a Cause, Giant, Home from the Hill, Cape Fear, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jaws, The Great Santini, Kramer vs. Kramer, Ordinary People, Die Hard, Terminator, Three Men and a Baby, Boyz n the Hood, Magnolia, Happiness," and "American Beauty," In its treatment of the father, this unique study discusses why the father is such a seminal character in so many narratives and what he has come to symbolize and represent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.18" (0.98 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offering a broad perspective on the Hollywood dad, looking at important Hollywood fathers and discussing films from many genres, this book adopts a multi-faceted theoretical approach, making use of psychoanalysis, sociology and masculinity studies and contextualising the father figure within both Hollywood and American history. |
