Burgoyne: Hollywood Historical Film

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4603-6
Verlag: Wiley John + Sons

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

Reihe: New Approaches to Film Genre

The Hollywood Historical Film is an entertaining and erudite cinematic journey through the controversial portrayal of history on film--from the swashbuckling epics of the silent era to up-to-the-minute dramas like World Trade Center.

With thought-provoking analysis, film historian Robert Burgoyne reveals the dual nature of historic films--how they deepen our understanding of historical events while shaping and often altering our views of the past. Burgoyne examines the power of historic films to entertain and promote national myths while influencing public opinion. He also reviews how contemporary filmmakers like Oliver Stone cleverly re-stage the past to reframe our memories of actual historic events.

For students of film and history--and fans alike--The Hollywood Historical Film is a timely exploration of the world of historical films.

Zielgruppe

undergraduate students of historical film genres, contemporary Hollywood film, film history, and popular culture, general readers and fans of the historical film genre

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burgoyne, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Film, Video, Foto

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1. The Cinematic Writing of History: An Overview.

2. The War Film: Saving Private Ryan.

3. The Epic Film: Gladiator and Spartacus.

4. The Biographical Film: Schindler's List.

5. The Metahistorical Film: JFK.

6. The Topical Film: United 93 and World Trade Center.

Notes.

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Burgoyne is professor of English and Film Studies at Wayne State University. He is the author of Bertolucci's 1900: A Narrative and Historical Analysis; Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History; and coauthor, with Robert Stam and Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, of New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics.