LEADER 03501nam 2200601 a 450 001 996248212803316 005 20221108070150.0 010 $a0-520-93776-7 024 7 $a2027/heb08090 035 $a(CKB)3390000000018165 035 $a(dli)HEB08090 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000559438 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12201537 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000559438 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10567147 035 $a(PQKB)10552200 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000009841822 035 $a(DE-B1597)648773 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520937765 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000018165 100 $a20041026d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIcons of grief$b[electronic resource] $eVal Lewton's home front pictures /$fAlexander Nemerov 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 213 p. )$cill. ; 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-203) and index. 327 $aThe Madonna of the back yard : Simone Simon and Ann Carter in The curse of the cat people -- The power of the minor actor : Skelton Knaggs in The ghost ship -- Stillness and recollection : Darby Jones in I walked with a zombie -- This pretty world : Glenn Vernon in Bedlam. 330 $aThis beautifully written study looks at the haunting, melancholy horror films Val Lewton made between 1942 and 1946 and finds them to be powerful commentaries on the American home front during World War II. Alexander Nemerov focuses on the iconic, isolated figures who appear in four of Lewton's small-budget classics-The Curse of the Cat People, The Ghost Ship, I Walked with a Zombie, and Bedlam. These ghosts, outcasts, and other apparitions of sorrow crystallize the anxiety and grief experienced by Americans during the war, emotions decidedly at odds with the official insistence on courage, patriotism, and optimism. In an evocative meditation on Lewton's use of these "icons of grief," Nemerov demonstrates the film-maker's interest in those who found themselves alienated by wartime society and illuminates the dark side of the American psyche in the 1940s. Nemerov's rich study draws from Lewton's letters, novels, and scripts and from a wealth of historical material to shed light on both the visual and literary aspects of the filmmaker's work. Lavishly illustrated with more than fifty photographs, including many rare film stills, Icons of Grief recasts Lewton's horror films as suggestive commentaries on a troubled and hidden side of America during World War II. 410 0$aACLS Humanities E-Book. 517 3 $aVal Lewton's home front pictures 531 $aICONS OF GRIEF 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMotion pictures and the war 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMotion pictures and the war 606 $aMusic, Dance, Drama & Film$2HILCC 606 $aFilm$2HILCC 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMotion pictures and the war. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMotion pictures and the war 615 7$aMusic, Dance, Drama & Film 615 7$aFilm 676 $a791.4302/33 700 $aNemerov$b Alexander$0996838 712 02$aAmerican Council of Learned Societies. 801 0$bNyNyACL 801 1$bNyNyACL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248212803316 996 $aIcons of grief$92578502 997 $aUNISA