The Roots of Modern Hollywood - The Persistence of Values in American Cinema, from the New Deal to the Present (Paperback)

In this insightful study of Hollywood cinema since 1969, film historian Nick Smedley traces the cultural and intellectual heritage of American films, showing how the more thoughtful recent cinema owes a profound debt to Hollywood's traditions of liberalism, first articulated in the New Deal era. Although American cinema is not usually thought of as politically or socially engaged, Smedley demonstrates how Hollywood can be seen as one of the most value-laden of all national cinemas. Drawing on a long historical view of the persistent trends and themes in Hollywood cinema, Smedley illustrates how films from recent decades have continued to explore the balance between unbridled individualistic capitalism and a more socially engaged liberalism. He also brings out the persistence of pacifism in Hollywood's consideration of American foreign policy in Vietnam and the Middle East. His third theme concerns the treatment of women in Hollywood films, and the belated acceptance by the film community of a wider role for the American post-feminist woman. Featuring important new interviews with four of Hollywood's most influential directors--Michael Mann, Peter Weir, Tony Gilroy, and Paul Haggis--"The Roots of Modern Hollywood "is an incisive account of where Hollywood is today and the path it has taken to get there.

General

Imprint:	Intellect Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	December 2014
Authors:	Nick Smedley
Dimensions:	229 x 178 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-78320-373-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-78320-373-0
Barcode:	9781783203734

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