Reel politics
American political movies from Birth of a nation to Platoon
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Word Count
61,000 words, Guess
Page Count
244 pages
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- Internet Archivereelpoliticsamer00chri
- ISBN-100631158448
- ISBN-139780631158448
- LibraryThing2307532
- Goodreads2950700
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- Library of Congress Control Number87026928
- Open LibraryOL2397118M
Classifications
- DDC791.43/09/09358
- LCCPN1995.9.P6 C48 1987
Description
This book interprets the mutually influential relationship of political films and American culture. Surveying over two hundred films, Christensen identifies ways in which the genre has changed to reflect individual periods of history. In doing so, he builds the argument that even the most politically progressive of Hollywood's films are ultimately conservative, mirroring and reinforcing traditional American political values and maintaining the myths of American politics. Films examined include: "Birth of a Nation", "Intolerance", "The Grapes of Wrath", "Mr Smith Goes to Washington", "The Great Dictator", "Citizen Kane", "All the King's Men", "The Last Hurrah", "Dr. Strangelove", "Advise and Consent", "Patton", "The Candidate", "All the President's Men", and "Reds."
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