John Ford's stagecoach /
Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone in John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a var...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Colección: | Cambridge film handbooks series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone in John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a variety of critical perspectives, they place the film within the contexts of authorship, genre, American history and culture. Also examined are the film's commentary on race, class, gender and democracy, while remaining attentive to the film's artistry. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Filmography: pages 185-232. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index. |
ISBN: | 051106313X 9780511063138 051105680X 9780511056802 0511071590 9780511071591 9780511615269 0511615264 9786610433032 6610433038 1107130107 9781107130104 1280433035 9781280433030 0511179626 9780511179624 1139146939 9781139146937 0511306563 9780511306563 |