Sweet smell of success
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Author
Contributions
- British Film Institute - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
27,500 words, Guess
Page Count
110 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781844572885
- ISBN-101844572889
- Library of Congress Control Number2010010816
- OCLC Control Number475447015
- Better World Books9781844572885
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24523772M
Classifications
- DDC791.43/72
- LCCPN1997.S895 N37 2010
- LCCPN1993.5.U6
Description
"One of the most daring films of the 1950s, the dark satire Sweet Smell of Success, took on McCarthyism at a time when film studios were cringing under the repressive eye of the censors and an equally intimidating political and media environment. Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, this film was the first of its kind to take on the Hollywood system as it served up a dose of revenge for the left against the suffocating cultural atmosphere of the period. James Naremore's insightful study offers new information about the many revisions of the screenplay, negotiations with censors, and the tense circumstances under which the film was shot and received by critics and the public. He also provides a detailed commentary on the finished product, analyzing the important contributions of its several talented creators"--
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