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ReFocus. The films of Preston Sturges /
Director, screenwriter and comic genius, Preston Sturges has been an influence on filmmakers ranging from Orson Welles to the Coen brothers. The first person to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, he wrote and directed some of the most bizarre, controversial and downright hilarious comedies o...
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | ReFocus, the American directors series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: An Agile Mind-The Many Stands of Preston Sturges ; PART 1 Contexts: Genre, Studio, Authorship; Chapter 1 Preston Sturges and Screwball Comedy ; Chapter 2 Preston Sturges, Sullivan's Travels, and Film Authorship in Hollywood, 1941 ; Chapter 3 To Write and Not Direct ; Chapter 4 "The Edge of Unacceptability": Preston Sturges and the PCA ; PART 2 Cultural Commentary: History and Identity ; Chapter 5 Sturges's Many Mothers ; Chapter 6 "These Are Troublous Times": Social Class in the Comedies of Preston Sturges. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 7 "They Always Get the Best of You Somehow": Preston Sturges in Black and White Chapter 8 Falling Hard: The Sin of Harold Diddlebock ; PART 3 Technique: Scripting, Performance, Music ; Chapter 9 The Unheard Song of Joy ; Chapter 10 The Eye of the Storm: Preston Sturges and Performance ; Chapter 11 Presto(n) con Spirito: Comedies with Music, Sturges-style ; PART 4 Impact: Reception/Reputation ; Chapter 12 Thrust with a Rapier and Run: The Critics and Preston Sturges ; Chapter 13 Hail the Conquering Auteur: Preston Sturges in La Revue du cinéma (1946-1949). | |
| 520 | |a Director, screenwriter and comic genius, Preston Sturges has been an influence on filmmakers ranging from Orson Welles to the Coen brothers. The first person to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, he wrote and directed some of the most bizarre, controversial and downright hilarious comedies of the 1940s, including Sullivan's Travels and Hail the Conquering Hero. He may be the most talented Hollywood filmmaker yet to receive the critical recognition he deserves. The Films of Preston Sturges is a pioneering collection of essays by world-famous scholars that chart Sturges' contributions to Hollywood cinema, revealing his pivotal status as an early writer-director, exploring his inimitable style and making a bold case for his ongoing influence today. Reawakening interest in this filmmaker's life and works, this book will remind readers why Sturges' movies remain not only immensely enjoyable, but of great cultural significance as well. Key features. Traces Sturges' early career and writing process, including the shift from playwright to writer-director as well as screenwriting techniques Provides cultural contexts for Sturges' films, including representations of class, gender and race Assesses the rises and falls of Sturges' critical reputation and popularity, including his influence on contemporary filmmakers | ||
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