Classical Film Violence: Designing and Regulating Brutality in Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1968

ISBN-13: 9780813532813 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 331 str.

Stephen Prince

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This work examines the interplay between the aesthetics and the censorship of violence in classic Hollywood films from 1930 to 1968, the era of the Production Code, when filmmakers were required to have their scripts approved before they could start production. Stephen Prince explains how Hollywood's filmmakers designed violence in response to the regulations of the Production Code Administration (PCA) and regional censors. Taking this one step further, he shows that graphic violence in contemporary films actually has its roots in these early films. He explains how Hollywood's filmakers were drawn to violent scenes and how they pushed the envelope of what they could depict by manipulating the PCA.