The films of Fred Zinnemann : critical perspectives / edited by Arthur Nolletti, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nolletti, Arthur, 1941-

Series:

SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video

The SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997--Criticism and interpretation.

Zinnemann, Fred.

Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1999]

Summary:

Fred Zinnemann, celebrated director of such classic films as High Noon, From Here to Eternity, and A Man for All Seasons, is studied here in a book-length work for the first time. Zinnemann's fifty-year career includes twenty-two feature films, which are characterized by an unshakable belief in human dignity, a preoccupation with moral and social issues, a warm and sympathetic treatment of character, and consummate technical artistry. In discussing such issues as the role of Zinnemann's documentary aesthetic throughout his career, the relationship between his life and his art, his use and construction of history, and the central importance of women characters in his films, The Films of Fred Zinnemann lends new perspectives to the work of a major filmmaker and makes a significant contribution to the study of American cinema.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Conversation with Fred Zinnemann / Arthur Nolletti Jr. 11

Chapter 3 Act of Violence (1949) and the Early Films of Fred Zinnemann / Wheeler Winston Dixon 37

Chapter 4 The Eyes Have It: Dimensions of Blindness in Eyes in the Night (1942) / Martin F. Norden 55

Chapter 5 There Were Good Germans: Fred Zinnemann's The Seventh Cross (1944) / Leonard Quart 69

Chapter 6 Historical Perspective and the Realist Aesthetic in High Noon (1952) / Stephen Prince 79

Chapter 7 The Women in High Noon (1952): A Metanarrative of Difference / Gwendolyn Foster 93

Chapter 8 Repeat Business: Members of the Wedding / Louis Giannetti 103

Chapter 9 Spirituality and Style in The Nun's Story (1959) / Arthur Nolletti Jr. 119

Chapter 10 Behold a Pale Horse (1964): Zinnemann and the Spanish Civil War / Linda C. Ehrlich 139

Chapter 11 Fred Zinnemann, A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Documentary Fiction / Joel N. Super 157

Chapter 12 Shooting a Melon: The Target Practice Sequence in The Day of the Jackal (1973) / Lloyd Michaels 179

Chapter 13 "Do You Understand?" History and Memory in Julia (1977) / Stephen Prince 187

Chapter 14 Real-Life References in Four Fred Zinnemann Films / Claudia Sternberg 199

Chapter 15 Fred Zinnemann's Actors / Steve Vineberg 219

Chapter 16 Mythic Figures: Women and Co-Being in Three Films by Fred Zinnemann / Joanna E. Rapf 235

Zinnemann Filmography 251.

Notes:

Filmography: pages 251-261.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.

ISBN:

079144225X

0791442268

OCLC:

40359313