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Citizen Spielberg

Author: Lester D Friedman
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2006.
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A study of Spielberg's film career, this text analyses the components of Spielberg's worldview, the issues which animate his most significant works, the roots of his immense acceptance, and the influence his vast spectrum of imaginative products exerts on the public consciousness.
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Friedman, Lester D.
Citizen Spielberg.
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2006
(DLC) 2005035191
(OCoLC)62430875
Named Person: Steven Spielberg; Steven Spielberg; Steven Spielberg; Steven Spielberg
Material Type: Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Lester D Friedman
ISBN: 9780252091292 0252091299 1283251094 9781283251099
OCLC Number: 811409153
Reproduction Notes: Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
Description: 1 online resource (361 pages :) : illustrations
Details: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Contents: The elephant in the center of the room --
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the world": Spielberg's science-fiction and fantasy films --
"They don't know what they've got there": Spielberg's action/adventure melodramas --
"Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear": Spielberg's monster movies --
"The world has taken a turn for the surreal": Spielberg's World War II combat films --
"Whoever tells the best story wins": Spielberg's social problem/ethnic minority films --
"Control is power": imagining the Holocaust.
Responsibility: Lester D. Friedman.
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Provides a systematic analysis of the various genres in which Steven Spielberg has worked, including science fiction, adventure, race films, and war films. This work concludes that Spielberg's films  Read more...

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