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Considering Alan Ball - Essays on Sexuality, Death and America in the Television and Film Writings (Paperback)
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Considering Alan Ball - Essays on Sexuality, Death and America in the Television and Film Writings (Paperback)
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Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the film ""American Beauty""
and creator of the HBO series ""Six Feet Under"", Alan Ball has
consistently probed the cultural forces shaping gender, sexuality,
and death in the United States. Through gritty dialogue and edgy
humor, Ball centers much of his social critique on the illusory
promises of the American Dream. For many of his characters, a
belief in the American Dream - including idealized notions of the
family, heterosexual norms, and the acceptance of prescribed gender
roles - proves stifling and self-destructive. This is the first
book to explore the impact of Ball's works on contemporary film,
television, and western culture. The essays herein examine Ball's
writings for theatre, television and film, with emphasis on his
best-known work. They offer insight into both the captivating and
problematic dimensions of Ball's work, while drawing connections
among his diverse writings. An interview with Ball is included.
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