| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
ReFocus : the American directors series
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Refocus. American directors series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: An Agile Mind-The Many Stands of Preston Sturges ; PART 1 Contexts: Genre, Studio, Authorship; Chapter 1 Preston Sturges and Screwball Comedy ; Chapter 2 Preston Sturges, Sullivan's Travels, and Film Authorship in Hollywood, 1941 ; Chapter 3 To Write and Not Direct ; Chapter 4 "The Edge of Unacceptability": Preston Sturges and the PCA ; PART 2 Cultural Commentary: History and Identity ; Chapter 5 Sturges's Many Mothers ; Chapter 6 "These Are Troublous Times": Social Class in the Comedies of Preston Sturges. |
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Chapter 7 "They Always Get the Best of You Somehow": Preston Sturges in Black and White Chapter 8 Falling Hard: The Sin of Harold Diddlebock ; PART 3 Technique: Scripting, Performance, Music ; Chapter 9 The Unheard Song of Joy ; Chapter 10 The Eye of the Storm: Preston Sturges and Performance ; Chapter 11 Presto(n) con Spirito: Comedies with Music, Sturges-style ; PART 4 Impact: Reception/Reputation ; Chapter 12 Thrust with a Rapier and Run: The Critics and Preston Sturges ; Chapter 13 Hail the Conquering Auteur: Preston Sturges in La Revue du cinéma (1946-1949). |
| Summary |
This first collection of critical essays on Preston Sturges-director, screenwriter, comic genius of Hollywood-reawakens interest in the filmmaker's life and works and reminds readers why his movies continue to be culturally significant and immensely enjoyable. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sturges, Preston -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Sturges, Preston. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Motion picture producers and directors.
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Motion picture producers and directors. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Jaeckle, Jeff, editor.
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Kozloff, Sarah, editor.
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| Added Title |
Films of Preston Sturges |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Jaeckle, Jeff. ReFocus: The Films of Preston Sturges. : Edinburgh University Press, ©2015 |
| ISBN |
9781474406567 (electronic book) |
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1474406564 (electronic book) |
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9781474406574 (electronic book) |
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1474406572 (electronic book) |
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