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Title: The Gangster Film
Condition: New
Subtitle: Fatal Success in American Cinema
Author: Ron Wilson
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0231172079
EAN: 9780231172073
ISBN: 9780231172073
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Genre: Films & TV
Release Date: 16/12/2014
Description: 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).
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 200mm
Item Length: 150mm
Book Series: Short Cuts
Release Year: 2014

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