{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-1950s-themes-and-variations-paperback","title":"American Cinema of the 1950s: Themes and Variations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom cold war hysteria and rampant anticommunist witch hunts to the lure of suburbia, television, and the new consumerism, the 1950s was a decade of sensational commercial possibility coupled with dark nuclear fears and conformist politics. Amid this amalgamation of social, political, and cultural conditions, Hollywood was under siege: from the Justice Department, which pressed for big film companies to divest themselves of their theater holdings; from the middleclass, whose retreat to family entertainment inside the home drastically decreased the filmgoing audience; and from the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was attempting to purge the country of dissenting political views. In this difficult context, however, some of the most talented filmmakers of all time, including John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Vincente Minnelli, Nicholas Ray, and Billy Wilder produced some of their most remarkable work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together original essays by ten respected scholars in the field, American Cinema of the 1950s explores the impact of the cultural environment of this decade on film, and the impact of film on the American cultural milieu. Contributors examine the signature films of the decade, including \u003ci\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Blvd\u003c\/i\u003e., \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as lesser-known but equally compelling films, such as \u003ci\u003eDial 1119\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMystery Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuddenly\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer Stock, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvocative, engaging, and accessible to general readers as well as scholars, this volume provides a unique lens through which to view the links between film and the prevailing social and historical events of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.18 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450468090034,"sku":"9780813536736","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/db97925eb6a524dfe551905d75f7392c.webp?v=1778786055","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-1950s-themes-and-variations-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}