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Projecting the end of the American dream : Hollywood's visions of U.S. decline / Gordon B. Arnold.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.A4835 A86 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arnold, Gordon B., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Dream in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Social aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 279 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2013]
- Summary:
- This fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood dynasty offers an in-depth study of the films and artistry of iconic director Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter, Sofia, exploring their work and their impact on each other, both personally and professionally. This post-World War II survey of American cinema provides an in-depth exploration of how film acts as a powerful cultural expression of the American public's dreams and desires. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- American ruin, the American dream, and Hollywood
- Backstory
- A dangerous world
- Above and below the shiny surface
- Rising paranoia
- Eruption
- Disillusion
- Shimmering façade
- Hollow world
- Apocalypse realized.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313385636
- 0313385637
- OCLC:
- 810111196
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