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The Road Movie: In Search of Meaning

By Neil Archer

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780231850889, 9780231176477
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2262640 bytes)
Series
Short Cuts
Pages
\0
Time added
2023-01-10 09:27:47
Performing Arts; Nonfiction; PER004020; PER004030

Description

Though often seen as one of America's native cinematic genres, the road movie has lent itself to diverse international contexts and inspired a host of filmmakers. As analyzed in this study, from its most familiar origins in Hollywood the road movie has become a global film practice, whether as a vehicle for exploring the relationship between various national contexts and American cinema, as a means of narrating different national and continental histories, or as a form of individual filmmaking expression. Beginning with key films from Depression-era Hollywood and the New Hollywood of the late 1960s and then considering its wider effect on world cinemas, this volume maps the development and adaptability of an enduring genre, studying iconic films along the way.

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