Movies in America

Movies in America

Author: William Kuhns

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 264

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This work tries to follow two main threads of development: the sophistication and broadening of the movies as an art form, and the complex interrelationships between a period and the movies of that period.


Focus on Bonnie and Clyde

Focus on Bonnie and Clyde

Author: John G. Cawelti

Publisher: Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice Hall Canada

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 206

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The unprecedented combination of comedy and violence in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde was followed by waves of criticism, praise, and - not surprisingly - imitations. The film itself grew out of a complex cultural and artistic background: the reality and legend of the historical Bonnie and Clyde, the artistic tradition of the gangster film, and the New Wave of French cinema. In this volume, John Cawelti has collected reviews, commentaries, and other materials that probe into these and other aspects of this highly controversial film--Jacket.