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The Hollywood Historical Film
Hardcover
Series: New Approaches to Film Genre, Book 1
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ISBN10: 1405146028
ISBN13: 9781405146029
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: Feb 11 2008
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.43 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781405146029
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: Feb 11 2008
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.43 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
A comprehensive analysis of the historical film--a popular and controversial genre that's been with us since the early days of cinema--and Hollywood's unique ability to reshape our viewpoints while it sensually recreates the past.
- Provides a complete guide to the unique characteristics of historical film, distinguishing among sub-genres such as historical epics, war films, biographies, topical films, and meta-historic works like Nixon and JFK
- Offers detailed analyses of groundbreaking films such as Spartacus, Schindler's List, and United 93
- Examines the dual role of the historical film to entertain and educate, with its tendency to arouse critical and popular controversy
- Stimulates discussion about Hollywood's power to persuade and reshape our views of the past
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