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Movie-Made America
Robert Sklar
其他書名
A Cultural History of American Movies
出版Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012-10-31
主題Performing Arts / Film / History & CriticismSocial Science / Popular CulturePerforming Arts / Film / Reference
ISBN030775684X9780307756848
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IsyqGvM7nwQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values.
Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, transforming culture from the bottom up, radically revising attitudes toward pleasure and sexuality, and at the same time, cementing the myth of the American dream. No book has measured film's impact more clearly or comprehensively than Movie-Made America.
This vastly readable and richly illustrated volume examines film as art form, technological innovation, big business, and cultural bellwether. It takes in stars from Douglas Fairbanks to Sly Stallone; auteurs from D. W. Griffith to Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee; and genres from the screwball comedy of the 1930s to the "hard body" movies of the 1980s to the independents films of the 1990s.
Combining panoramic sweep with detailed commentaries on hundreds of individual films, Movie-Made America is a must for any motion picture enthusiast.