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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Nemerov, Alexander. Icons of grief. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607371749 |
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| Named Person: | Val Lewton; Val Lewton |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alexander Nemerov |
| ISBN: | 0520240995 9780520240995 0520241002 9780520241008 |
| OCLC Number: | 56840278 |
| Description: | xii, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The Madonna of the back yard : Simone Simon and Ann Carter in The curse of the cat people -- The power of the minor actor : Skelton Knaggs in The ghost ship -- Stillness and recollection : Darby Jones in I walked with a zombie -- This pretty world : Glenn Vernon in Bedlam. |
| Other Titles: | Val Lewton and the home front |
| Responsibility: | Alexander Nemerov. |
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Abstract:
Looks at the haunting, melancholy horror films Val Lewton made between 1942 and 1946 and finds them to be powerful commentaries on the American home front during WWII. This study demonstrates the film-maker's interest in those who found themselves alienated by wartime society and illuminates the dark side of the American psyche in the 1940s.
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"This is cultural history at its best. The author's vivid engagement with his material reveals Val Lewton in a bracing new light. Nemerov teases out relationships between film and society with supple writing, imagination, and skill. A critical tour de force." - David M. Lubin, author of Shooting Kennedy "Icons of Grief is a brilliantly conceived and successfully executed filmmaker study. Nemerov's research is dazzling, as are his highly sophisticated analyses. At every turn, he reveals his deep understanding of cinema. This is an exquisitely crafted book." - Scott Bukatman, author of Terminal Identity" Read more...
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