Truth and Lives on Film - The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

As early as the Silent Era, movie studios were sued over depictions of real people and events. Filmmakers have always altered the details of true stories and actual persons, living or dead, to make narratives more workable and characters more compelling. When truth and fantasy become inextricably mixed, the effect on people's lives can be significant, even devastating. This expanded second edition presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers. Seventeen courtroom dramas are given fact-versus-fiction analyses, and the The Perfect Storm (1991) is covered in extensive detail. A concluding chapter is devoted to actors who became so identified with fictionalized characters that they sought exclusive rights to those personas.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	John T Aquino
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-8823-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General
LSN:	1-4766-8823-0
Barcode:	9781476688237

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