Savage cinema : Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies / by Stephen Prince.
Savage cinema : Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies / by Stephen Prince.
Savage cinema : Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies / by Stephen Prince.
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Publisher
London : Athlone, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N791.430233/356
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English
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Physical content
xx, 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Contents: 1. Peckinpah and the 1960s -- 2. Aestheticizing Violence -- 3. Melancholy and Mortality -- 4. Interrogating Violence -- 5. A Disputed Legacy.
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Publisher
London : Athlone, 1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Summary: More than any other filmmaker, Sam Peckinpah opened the door for graphic violence in movies. In this book, Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced. Prince's account establis...
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Savage cinema : Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies / by Stephen Prince.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-275) and index.
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N791.430233/356
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74Vvrl4j4gBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvrl4j4gBO
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ISBN
0485300877 (athlone)
9780292765818 (alk. paper)
0292765819 (alk. paper)
9780292765825 (pbk. alk. paper)
0292765827 (pbk. alk. paper)
9780485300871 (athlone)
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791.430233092
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991011493419702626
