Truth and lives on film : the legal problems of depicting real persons and events in a fictional medium / John T. Aquino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aquino, John T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biographical films--History and criticism.

Biographical films.

Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures.

650 0Motion pictures--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"As early as the Silent Era, movie studios were sued over depictions of real people and events. Filmmakers have always altered the details of true stories and actual persons, living or dead, to make narratives more workable and characters more compelling. When truth and fantasy become inextricably mixed, the effect on people's lives can be significant, even devastating. In its expanded second edition, this examination of fact-based films and the law presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers. Seventeen courtroom dramas are given fact-versus-fiction analyses-The Perfect Storm (1991) is covered in extensive detail. A concluding chapter is devoted to actors who became so identified with fictionalized characters that they sought exclusive rights to those personas."-Provided by publisher-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Aquino, John T. Truth and Lives on Film

ISBN:

9781476646565