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The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan - The Politics of the Post-HUAC Films (Hardcover)
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The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan - The Politics of the Post-HUAC Films (Hardcover)
Series: Film and History
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Elia Kazan first made a name for himself on the Broadway stage,
directing productions of such classics as The Skin of Our Teeth,
Death of Salesman, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His venture to
Hollywood was no less successful. He won an Oscar for only his
second film, Gentleman's Agreement, and his screen version of
Streetcar has been hailed as one of the great film adaptations of a
staged work. But in 1952, Kazan's stature was compromised when he
was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities
Committee (HUAC). Kazan's decision to name names allowed him to
continue his filmmaking career, but at what price to him and the
Hollywood community? In The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The
Politics of the Post HUAC Films, Ron Briley looks at the work of
this unquestionable master of cinema whose testimony against former
friends and associates influenced his body of work. By closely
examining the films Kazan helmed between 1953 and 1976, Briley
suggests that the director's work during this period reflected his
ongoing leftist and progressive political orientation. The films
scrutinized in this book include Viva Zapata!, East of Eden, A Face
in the Crowd, Splendor in the Grass, America America, The Last
Tycoon, and most notably, On the Waterfront, which many critics
interpret as an effort to justify his HUAC testimony. In 1999,
Kazan was awarded an honorary Oscar that caused considerable
division within the Hollywood community, highlighting the lingering
effects of the director's testimony. The blacklist had a lasting
impact on those who were named and those who did the naming, and
the controversy of the HUAC hearings still resonates today. The
Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan will be of interest to historians
of postwar America, cinema scholars, and movie fans who want to
revisit some of the director's most significant films in a new
light.
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