Martin Scorsese and the American dream
More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick :
Rutgers University Press,
[2021]
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology
- Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan
- 1. The Elizabethan Era
- 2. Redeeming Dreams
- 3. Impressive Failures
- 4. Dream Critiques
- 5. Recurring Dreams
- Conclusion: Dream of Life
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author