American-Jewish filmmakers : traditions and trends /
David Desser and Lester D. Friedman.
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1993.
- x, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"An Illini book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-307) and index.
Ch. 1. Traditions of American-Jewish Art -- Ch. 2. Woody Allen: The Schlemiel as Modern Philosopher -- Ch. 3. Mel Brooks: "Farts Will Be Heard" -- Ch. 4. Sidney Lumet: The Memory of Guilt -- Ch. 5. Paul Mazursky: The Price of Freedom -- Ch. 6. Too Much at Home in America?
The authors delve into the ways that the experiences of such noted Jewish directors as Woody Allen, Sidney Lumet, Paul Mazursky, and Mel Brooks have affected contemporary filmmaking in America. Photographs.