American Stranger: Modernisms, Hollywood, and the Cinema of Nicholas Ray

Author:   Will Scheibel
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438464114


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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American Stranger: Modernisms, Hollywood, and the Cinema of Nicholas Ray


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"Reconstructs how Ray became a ""rebel auteur"" in cinema culture."

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Author:   Will Scheibel
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438464114


ISBN 10:   1438464118
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: ""I'm a Stranger Here Myself"" 1. Cult of the Outlaw: Cinephilia, Film Criticism, and Mass Cultural Modernism 2. Performance of Authorship: Film Directing, Male Movie Stars, and Modern Acting Styles 3. Rebirth of the Auteur: Pedagogy, Self-Promotion, and Political Modernism 4. Generations of Rebels: Influence, Legacy, and Modernist Art Cinemas Conclusion: Rediscovering Nicholas Ray Notes Works Cited Chronological Filmography Index"

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This is an excellent book, as useful to me as a Ray scholar for the treasure trove of information it amasses as for its ideas. - Bill Krohn, author of Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock


"""This is an excellent book, as useful to me as a Ray scholar for the treasure trove of information it amasses as for its ideas."" - Bill Krohn, author of Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock"


Author Information

Will Scheibel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies. He is the coeditor (with Steven Rybin) of Lonely Places, Dangerous Ground: Nicholas Ray in American Cinema, also published by SUNY Press.

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