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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 14-24 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	Dezember 2017
Genre:	Architektur, Archäologie, Kunst
ISBN:	9781787073739
EAN-Code:	9781787073739
Verlag:	Peter Lang
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 231 mm / B 155 mm / D 22 mm
Gewicht:	572 gr
Seiten:	300
Zus. Info:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
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Inhalt:

This study proposes a new definition of Frank Capräs work as a cinema of identity, focusing on his reflection on American national identity as well as his own positioning as a US immigrant. The interplay of celebration and interrogation is used to show the two poles of his films¿ narrative structure, placing in a new critical light the supposed «happy endings» of this complex filmmaker. All of his films are discussed, including his feature films (both silent and sound, grouped thematically and in broad chronological order) and wartime documentaries. There are separate chapters on controversial works like Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Meet John Doe and It¿s a Wonderful Life. Not intended as a biography of Capra but as a study of his career and ideas on film, the book takes into account the views of numerous earlier critics and writers and offers a fresh appraisal of this celebrated director and his often problematic films.