From El Dorado to Lost horizons : traditionalist films in the Hollywood renaissance, 1967-1972 / Ken Windrum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Windrum, Ken, 1962- author.

Series:

SUNY series, horizons of cinema.

SUNY series, horizons of cinema

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The era known as the Hollywood Renaissance is celebrated as a time when revolutionary movies broke all the rules of the previous, "classical" era as part of the ferment of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Yet many films during this era did not overtly smash the system but provided more traditional entertainment, based on popular genres, for a wider audience than the youth culture who flocked to more transgressive fare. Ken Windrum focuses on four genres of traditionalist movies--big-budget musicals, war spectacles, 'naughty' sex comedies, and westerns. From El Dorado to Lost Horizons shows how even seemingly innocuous, family-oriented films still participated in the progressive aspects of the time while also holding a conservative point of view. Windrum analyzes representations of issues including gender roles, marriage, sexuality, civil rights, and Cold War foreign policy, showing how these films dealt with changing times and reflected both status quo positions and new attitudes. He also examines how the movies continued or deviated from classical principles of structure and style. Windrum provides a counter-history of the Hollywood Renaissance by focusing on a group of important films that have nevertheless been neglected in scholarly accounts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1967

Big budget musicals

War spectacles

Naughty sex comedies

The last round up: Westerns

Conclusion: 1972: Lost horizons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438473987

1438473982

OCLC:

1091029235