Icons of grief [[electronic resource] ] : Val Lewton's home front pictures / / Alexander Nemerov

• Autore: Nemerov Alexander
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 213 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 791.4302/33
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Motion pictures and the war; Music, Dance, Drama & Film; Film
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-203) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo abbreviato (Periodici): ICONS OF GRIEF
• Altri titoli varianti: Val Lewton's home front pictures
• Titolo autorizzato: Icons of grief
• ISBN: 0-520-93776-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248212803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.