American Jewish films : the search for identity / Lawrence J. Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Jeffrey)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"This work starts with the first Jewish silent films and continues by historical era, focusing on representative and important films. One of the aspects of American Jewish life brought out by the films in general is the tensions between an American and a Jewish identity and between a Jewish identity and a broader human identity"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is a Jewish film?

The Jewish Plymouth Rock: films about the Lower East Side

The past is prologue: films of Jewish history

The oldest hatred: anti-semitism in films

The invisible Jews: films about assimilation

Assimilation with a heart: romance in American Jewish films

The Borscht Belt shtetl: films about Jewish resorts in the Catskills

Zion on the screen: films about Israel

The dark side: Jewish criminals on film

Faith on film

An American Jewish identity

Chronology of films.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786469628

0786469625

OCLC:

812509459