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UNINA9910464014303321 |
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Autore |
Field Amanda J. |
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Evading the issue : Hollywood and the social problem film / / Amanda J. Field |
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Gosport, [England] : , : Chaplin Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (30 p.) |
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Collana |
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Short Takes Film Studies Series |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture plays, American - History and criticism |
Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States |
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Evading the Issue; Hollywood and the Social Problem Film; Additional Media; Illustrations; Back Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tino Balio, in his book The American Film Industry, said that the Production Code meant that American films could not deal with political or social issues 'in an honest and truthful fashion'. This incisive essay tests out the legitimacy of Balio's claims, using The Lost Weekend (directed by Billy Wilder, 1945) as an example of the Hollywood 'problem film'. Rather than treating the film as being an entity with a single, unchanging meaning, it is put into its historical and social context, in ... |
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