| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Includes filmography. |
| Summary |
Alternative worlds in films such as The Wizard of Oz, Its a Wonderful Life, Donnie Darko and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind offer similarities and resonances to our world, but provide a way for filmmakers to address the human condition by forming a sincere and serious connection with everyday life. An illuminating new book explores the history, background and meaning of films that feature alternative worlds films in which characters cross back and forth between another world and our own, which bring out correspondences and resonances between the worlds they depict. The popularity of. |
| Contents |
Establishing contexts -- Imagined worlds -- Making it home : The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming,1939) & The Woman in the window (Fritz Lang, 1944) -- Return to innocence : Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (Michael Gondry, 2004) -- Potential worlds -- Reclaiming the real : It's a wonderful life (Frank Capra, 1946) -- The search for tomorrow : Groundhog day (Harold Ramis, 1993) -- Other worlds -- Life beyond reason : Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954) -- Rehearsal space : Pleasantville (Gary Ross, 1998). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Case studies.
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Motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Aesthetics.
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Motion pictures -- Aesthetics. |
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Motion pictures -- United States.
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United States. |
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Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects.
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Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Walters, James (James R.). Alternative worlds in Hollywood cinema. Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Intellect, 2008 1841502022 (OCoLC)244744217 |
| ISBN |
9781841502526 (electronic book) |
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1841502529 (electronic book) |
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128177622X |
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9781281776228 |
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1841502022 |
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9781841502021 |
| Standard No. |
9786611776220 |
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2897206 |
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