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UNINA9910452441403321 |
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Ray Robert B (Robert Beverley), <1943-> |
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Titolo |
The ABCs of classic Hollywood [[electronic resource] /] / Robert B. Ray |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-39724-7 |
0-19-804344-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (423 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion pictures - United States |
Performing arts - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-355) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; Grand Hotel; The Philadelphia Story; The Maltese Falcon; Meet Me in St. Louis; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Speaking about the kind of filmmaking now known as Classic Hollywood, the most popular and influential cinema ever invented, Vincente Minnelli once gave away its secret: ""I feel that a picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things. They're things that the audience is not conscious of, but that accumulate."" What are those hidden things? Can we invent a method that will enable us to discover them? Robert Ray attempts to answer those questions by looking closely at four movies from the 1930-1945 period when the American studio system reached the peak of its economic |
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