The Gangster Film - Fatal Success in American Cinema
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This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an...
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This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an indictment of corporate greed, the gangster film has often provided a template for critiquing American ideas and values concerning individualism, success, and business acumen. The gangster genre has also been useful in critically examining race and ethnicity in American culture in terms of otherness. Films studied include Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Racket (1928), The Captive City (1952), The Godfather, Part Two (1974), Goodfellas (1990), and Killing Them Softly (2012).
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AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster EthnicityConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex
Autoren-Porträt von Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ron Wilson
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 22 Jahre
- 2015, 144 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 20,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- ISBN-10: 0231172079
- ISBN-13: 9780231172073
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.12.2014
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Englisch
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