Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema
Description
Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.
Keywords
Performing ArtsFilmHistory & CriticismTelevisionPhilosophyHistory & SurveysModernMovementsPost-StructuralismHistoryPhotographyTechniquesCinematography & VideographyDeconstructionSocial History
2010Book
Author(s)Boaz Hagin
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230236226
LanguageEnglish
