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The Films of John Hughes

(book in English)

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Collective - Dir. Timothy Shary and Frances Smith

Type: Studies
Subject: Director > John Hughes
Keywords: John Hughes
Publishing Date: 2023 (January 25, 2023)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Collection: ReFocus: The American Directors Series
Language: English

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Physical desc.

Paperback • 320 pages • 33 €
6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4744-4903-8

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The films of John Hughes (1950-2009) have enjoyed popular and critical success alike, from his first scripts in the early 1980s through to his celebrated work later in the decade and into the 1990s. While Hughes is best remembered for his stories about teenagers, such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), almost all of his films deal with comical conflicts within everyday American families. He directed eight films and wrote over thirty in a career spanning a quarter of a century, and is fondly remembered for influencing American perceptions of - and appreciation for - the daily lives of (primarily) common citizens.

This wide-ranging collection examines the films of John Hughes from diverse angles, considering how he depicted young characters, how he revealed the humour of family life, and how his films subtly critiqued social issues such as class, race, gender, education and domestic relationships.

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