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Movie love in the Fifties / James Harvey.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, N.Y : A. A. Knopf, 2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0394585917
  • 9780394585918
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/6543
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 H341m 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction pt. 1. The women Noir heroines Out of the past Vertigo Betty Grable to Doris Day Marilyn Monroe Hitchcock's blondes Janet Leigh and Psycho the Big heat pt. 2. The men Clift, Brando, Dean Method movies In a lonely place James Dean Nicholas Ray Bitter victory pt. 3 The movies the Fifties the Reckless moment Robert Siodmak Christmas holiday Orson Welles Johnny Guitar pt. 4: The moviemakers Retrospective Written on the wind Douglas Sirk Ross Hunter Imitation of life Conclusion
Summary: Looks at the films of the 1950s exploring the changing relationships between women and men as viewed in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Elia Kazan, and Orson Welles.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 H341m 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000191506

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-432) and index.

Introduction
pt. 1. The women
Noir heroines
Out of the past
Vertigo
Betty Grable to Doris Day
Marilyn Monroe
Hitchcock's blondes
Janet Leigh and Psycho
the Big heat
pt. 2. The men
Clift, Brando, Dean
Method movies
In a lonely place
James Dean
Nicholas Ray
Bitter victory
pt. 3 The movies
the Fifties
the Reckless moment
Robert Siodmak
Christmas holiday
Orson Welles
Johnny Guitar
pt. 4: The moviemakers
Retrospective
Written on the wind
Douglas Sirk
Ross Hunter
Imitation of life
Conclusion

Looks at the films of the 1950s exploring the changing relationships between women and men as viewed in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Elia Kazan, and Orson Welles.

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