In Reconstructing American Historical Cinema: From Cimarron to Citizen Kane, J. E. Smyth dramatically departs from the traditional understanding of the relationship between film and history. By looking at production records, scripts, and contemporary reviews, Smyth argues that certain classical Hollywood filmmakers were actively engaged in a self-conscious and often critical filmic writing of national history. Her volume is a major reassessment of American historiography and cinematic historians from the advent of sound to the beginning of wartime film production in 1942. Focusing on key...
In Reconstructing American Historical Cinema: From Cimarron to Citizen Kane, J. E. Smyth dramatically departs from the traditional understanding of...
This definitive interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars probes the theoretical and historical contexts of films made about the American past, from silent film to the present. The book offers a fresh assessment of studio era historical filmmaking and its legacy across a range of genres.
This definitive interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars probes the theoretical and historical contexts of films made about the American past,...
From Here to Eternity (1953) is considered one of the greatest war epics and romantic dramas. Drawing on archival research and interviews with cast and crew, J.E. Smyth offers rich insights into key debates such as whether the film was censored, its faithfulness to the James Jones novel and its expose of the pre-World War II US military.
From Here to Eternity (1953) is considered one of the greatest war epics and romantic dramas. Drawing on archival research and interviews with cast an...
