| The Road Movie: In Search of Meaning Contributor(s): Archer, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231176473 ISBN-13: 9780231176477 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Series: Short Cuts |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 7.8" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though often seen as one of America's native cinematic genres, the road movie has lent itself to diverse international contexts and inspired a host of filmmakers. As analyzed in this study, from its most familiar origins in Hollywood the road movie has become a global film practice, whether as a vehicle for exploring the relationship between various national contexts and American cinema, as a means of narrating different national and continental histories, or as a form of individual filmmaking expression. Beginning with key films from Depression-era Hollywood and the New Hollywood of the late 1960s and then considering its wider effect on world cinemas, this volume maps the development and adaptability of an enduring genre, studying iconic films along the way. |
Contributor Bio(s): Archer, Neil: - Neil Archer is a lecturer and Program Director in film at Keele University, and is the author of Studying The Bourne Ultimatum (Auteur, 2012) The French Road Movie (Berghahn, 2012), The Road Movie (Wallflower 2016), among others. |