Overview

Robert Young began his prolific filmmaking career while a student at Harvard University, where he majored in English literature, founded the Harvard Film Society, and, with the help of several colleagues, put together his first film (about a Boston factory worker). His reputation as a documentary filmmaker earned him a prestigious position with NBC, and he has since worked within and without the Hollywood production system for five decades. At age 80, Robert M. Young continues to be actively involved in a variety of projects as a commercially successful filmmaker and an independent artist. In this compilation of 15 essays, scholars of both English literature and film analyze the aesthetic and thematic elements of Young's many works. Among the films examined are Nothing But a Man, Triumph of the Spirit, Cortile Cascino, ALAMBRISTA!, Short Eyes, Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Extremities, Dominick and Eugene, Talent for the Game, Roosters, Caught, and Human Error. The book includes an extensive interview with Young that provides a retrospect of Young's life as a director, cinematographer, writer and producer. A filmography of Young's work and a chronology of his life are also provided.

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Author:   Leon Lewis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780786420636

ISBN 10:   0786420634
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   04 October 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction by Leon Lewis      1. Interview with Robert M. Young      2. NBC White Paper, Cortile Cascino, and the Assault on the Familiar      3. Demanding Dignity: Nothing But a Man      4. Alambrista! Walking the Illegal Tightrope      5. From Cell to Celluloid: A Dramaturgical Note on Miguel Piñero’s Short Eyes      6. Ballad of Gregorio Cortez: A Traditional Tale for Postmodern Times      7. Love, Death and Healing: Some Psychoanalytic Themes in Extremities      8. “Don’t Let Anybody Hurt Anybody”: Working-Class Masculinity in Dominick and Eugene      9. Memory and History in Triumph of the Spirit      10. “California Dreamin’”: Talent for the Game      11. Stereotypes Collide: Machismo and Marianismo in Roosters      12. Space and Sexuality in Caught      13. From Script to Screen: Adaptation of Richard Dresser’s Below the Belt      Appendix A: Filmography      Appendix B: Chronology      The Contributors      Index     

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Leon Lewis, professor of film and literature at Appalachian State University, founded and directed the English department’s film program for 25 years. He lives in Boone, North Carolina.

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