The 1960s on Film Hardback
by Jim (University of Memphis, USA) Willis, Mark (Independent Scholar, USA) Miller
Part of the Hollywood History series
Hardback
Description
The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade. Films create both an impression of and — at times for younger audiences — a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era.
The 1960s on Film examines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade.
Discussion will focus on both what the films have to say about the era and how close they come to accurately depicting it. For example, films such as Mississippi Burning and Selma tell the story of racial conflict and hope for reconciliation in the 1960s.
Other films such as The Right Stuff and Hidden Figures show the deep fascination America had at that time with the burgeoning space program and NASA, while Easy Rider analyzes the role of rock music and drugs among young people of the decade.
The Deer Hunter studies the controversies surrounding the war in Vietnam.
The Graduate, Mad Men, JFK, and Thirteen Days also receive significant treatment in this exciting volume.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:11/10/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781440868771
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:11/10/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781440868771
