From the 1920s and 1930s, when American cinema depicted the
South as a demi-paradise populated by wealthy landowners, glamorous
belles, and happy slaves, through later, more realistic depictions
of the region in films based on works by Erskine Caldwell,
Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, and Robert Penn Warren,
Hollywood's view of the South has been as ever-changing as the
place itself. This comprehensive reference guide to Southern films
offers credits, plot descriptions, and analyses of how the
stereotypes and characterizations in each film contribute to our
understanding of a most contentious American time and place.
Organized by subjects including Economic Conditions, Plantation
Life, The Ku Klux Klan, and The New Politics, "Hollywood's Image of
the South" seeks to coin a new genre by describing its conventions
and attitudes. Even so, the Southern film crosses all known generic
boundaries, including the comedy, the women's film, the "noir," and
many others. This invaluable guide to an under-recognized category
of American cinema illustrates how much there is to learn about a
time and place from watching the movies that aim to capture it.
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