Post-War Adaptations: 1946-59

ISBN-13: 9781628924756 / Angielski / Miękka / 2027 / 240 str.

Imelda Whelehan; Deborah Cartmell

Opis

The latter part of the 20th century saw cinema becoming increasingly significant as an art-form, even while its status as 'art' was still openly contested. This installment in the Bloomsbury Adaptation Histories series discusses a rich and exciting period of cinema history: Hollywood in the latter stages of its golden age, releasing masterpiece adaptations such as It's A Wonderful Life (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Third Man (1949), All About Eve (1950), Rear Window (1954), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Vertigo (1958). Noted scholar Imelda Whelehan looks at key adaptations released during this period and considers the impact of social change, film consumption and film tastes, as well as noting the most popular genres at this time.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I - Looking Forward, Thinking Back: Post-War Western Culture Chapter 1: Social Comment Films, Film Noir, and Neo-Realism Chapter 2: Post-War/Cold War: Sci Fi and Horror Chapter 3: Myths, Fairytales and Legends for a Post-War Age Part II - Genre, Gender, Identity Chapter 4: Old Frontiers: The Western Chapter 5: Melodrama and the Woman's Film Chapter 6: Taboos and Transformations: Race, Identity and Sexuality in the Post-War Age Part III - Art Versus Mass Culture: The Uses of Literature in Adaptation and Remaking Chapter 7: 'Low Art' Genres: Comedies and Musicals Chapter 8: Literary Adaptation and Social Transformation Conclusions Bibliography Index