Umfang:
XII, 227 S.
ISBN:
0-7486-1489-3
,
0-7486-1490-7
Inhalt:
Hollywood has a growing fascination with America's past. This book offers an analysis of how and why contemporary Hollywood films have sought to mediate American history. It considers whether or how far contemporary films have begun to unravel the unifying myths of earlier films and periods.
Anmerkung:
Chapter 1: Lessons from Hollywood's American revolution Revolution, The Patriot, Chapter 2: Rattling the chains of history: Steven Spielberg's Amistad and 'telling everyone's story' Roots; Amistad. Chapter 3: Hollywood's civil war dilemma: to imagine or unravel the nation ? Gettysburg; Glory; Ride with the devil; Cold Mountain. Chapter 4: Saving the dgood war: Hollywood and World War II in the post-cold war world Saving Privat Ryan; The thin red line; U-571; Pearl Harbor. Chapter 5: Oliver Stone and the decade of trauma Platoon; Born on the fourth of july; Heaven and Earth; JFK; Nixon. Chapter 6: From civil rights to black nationalism: Hollywood v. black america ? Panther; Mississippi burning; The hurricane; Malcolm X; Ali. Chapter 7: HOllywood's post-cold war history: The righteousness of American interventionism Three Kings; Black hawk down
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Allgemeines
Schlagwort(e):
Historischer Film
URL:
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URL:
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