BackAmerican Gangster Cinema
From Little Caesar to Pulp Fiction (book in English)
by Fran Mason
- Type
- Studies
- Subject
- Genre > Detective movie
- gangster, 1930s, Hollywood, detective film, sociology
- Publishing Date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Collection
- Crime Files
- Language
- English
Relative size
- Physical desc.
- Paperback • 228 pages
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm) - ISBN-10
ISBN-13 - 0-333-68466-4
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Book Presentation:
Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism, and technology. With a close examination of many films from Scarface an Public Enemy to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, this book provides a fascinating insight into a topical and popular subject.
About the Author:
Fran Mason is Field Leader of Contemporary Cultural Studies and Teacher of Film and Cultural Studies, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester.
Press Reviews:
'...extremely well-researched and very useful...a must for film-buffs.' - Cercles
See the publisher website: Palgrave MacMillan
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