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A uniquely American epic : intimacy and action, tenderness and violence in Sam Peckinpah's The wild bunch / edited by Michael Bliss.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)
- Kentucky scholarship online.
- Screen classics
- Kentucky scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wild bunch (Motion picture).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2020.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Widely acknowledged as a highly innovative film, Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch was released in 1969. From the outset, the movie was considered controversial because of its powerful, graphic, and direct depiction of violence, but it was also praised for its lush photography, intricate camera work, and cutting-edge editing. To honor the significance of The Wild Bunch, this collection brings together leading Peckinpah scholars and critics to examine what many consider to be the director's greatest work. The book's nine essays explore the function of violence in the film and how its depiction is radically different from what is seen in other movies; the background of the film's production; the European response to the film's view of human nature; and the role of Texas/Mexico milieu in the narrative.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 14, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-7813-4
- 0-8131-7815-0
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