| Description |
277 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Once upon a time in America: American society and culture, 1933-1948 -- The keeper of the flame: Hollywood and the cinema of liberal idealism -- Trouble in paradise: Hollywood films and American social change -- Case study 1: 'Everything that happens must be strictly American': Fritz Lang and Hollywood idealism -- Case study 2: Sex, violence and alcohol: Billy Wilder in the 1940s -- The devil is a woman: Hollywood films and the American woman -- 'Definitely bawdy and offensively suggestive': Lubitsch and the American woman -- 'Love cures the wounds it makes': Lang and Wilder: conventional portraits of the American woman -- The world changes: Hollywood and international affairs -- Case study 5: 'World political theater': Lubitsch and foreign affairs -- Case study 6: 'As corruptible as the others': Wilder on America and Europe -- Case study 7: 'Propaganda can be art': Lang and international affairs -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion picture industry. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Expatriate motion picture producers and directors -- United States.
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Expatriate motion picture producers and directors. |
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United States. |
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976. |
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. |
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1933-1953 |
| Subject |
Germans -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Germans. |
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Sex role in motion pictures.
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Sex role in motion pictures. |
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Immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Immigrants. |
| ISBN |
9781841504025 alkaline paper |
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1841504025 alkaline paper |
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