American Stranger
Modernisms, Hollywood, and the Cinema of Nicholas Ray
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2017
258 pages
978-1-4384-6413-8 (ISBN)
Description
Reconstructs how Ray became a "rebel auteur" in cinema culture.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 19
Total Illustrations: 19
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-6413-8 (9781438464138)
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01/2018
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Will Scheibel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies. He is the coeditor (with Steven Rybin) of Lonely Places, Dangerous Ground: Nicholas Ray in American Cinema, also published by SUNY Press.
Content
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "I'm a Stranger Here Myself"
1. Cult of the Outlaw: Cinephilia, Film Criticism, and Mass Cultural Modernism
2. Performance of Authorship: Film Directing, Male Movie Stars, and Modern Acting Styles
3. Rebirth of the Auteur: Pedagogy, Self-Promotion, and Political Modernism
4. Generations of Rebels: Influence, Legacy, and Modernist Art Cinemas
Conclusion: Rediscovering Nicholas Ray
Notes
Works Cited
Chronological Filmography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "I'm a Stranger Here Myself"
1. Cult of the Outlaw: Cinephilia, Film Criticism, and Mass Cultural Modernism
2. Performance of Authorship: Film Directing, Male Movie Stars, and Modern Acting Styles
3. Rebirth of the Auteur: Pedagogy, Self-Promotion, and Political Modernism
4. Generations of Rebels: Influence, Legacy, and Modernist Art Cinemas
Conclusion: Rediscovering Nicholas Ray
Notes
Works Cited
Chronological Filmography
Index
