Description: David Gonthier Jr. (film studies and English, Keene State College, New Hampshire) offers a critical deconstruction of the formal, thematic, ideological and social elements represented by 12 American films created during the past 70 years in which the bulk of the scenes occur in prison. The material is grouped thematically into chapters on topics such as gangsters in prison, exploited women in prison, WWII POWs, reform schools, and prison film auteurs Stuart Rosenburg, Alan Parker, and Frank Darabont. Each chapter includes an overview of the topic and its relevance to film history, followed by a brief critique and an analysis of a selected film. Suitable as a research and analysis text for students, teachers and writers, and as a reference for prison film aficionados. This ex-library book is practically new. It shows no signs of use whatsoever. The cover, edges, and all pages are in immaculate condition.
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Book Title: American Prison Film Since 1930
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Vintage: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 0.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Ex-Library, Cloth cover finish, Practically new, Barely visible library stamps, Cover, edges, and all pages in immaculate condition, No signs of use
Topic: Film, Prison films
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 6 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Author: David Gonthier, Jr.
Genre: Film history and film criticism
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 1.13 lbs
