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Shadows on the Past
Leger Grindon
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Description for Shadows on the Past
Paperback. Examines how historical fiction films interpret the present through a representation of the past. Utilizing the past as a way of responding to social conflicts in the present, this work shows how the genre promotes a political agenda, superseding the influence of scholarship on the public's perception and interpretation of history. Series: Culture & the Moving Image S. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Studying popular Hollywood films from "Gone With the Wind" to "Reds" and such distinguished European films as "La Marseillaise" and "The Rise to Power of Louis XIV", Leger Grindon examines how historical fiction films interpret the present through a representation of the past. The historical fiction film is characterized by a set of motives and, Grindon argues, deserves to be considered a genre unto itself. Appropriation of historical events can insinuate a film's authority of its subject, veil an intention, provide an escape into nostalgia, or direct a search for knowledge and origins. Utilizing the past as a way of ... Read more
Studying popular Hollywood films from "Gone With the Wind" to "Reds" and such distinguished European films as "La Marseillaise" and "The Rise to Power of Louis XIV", Leger Grindon examines how historical fiction films interpret the present through a representation of the past. The historical fiction film is characterized by a set of motives and, Grindon argues, deserves to be considered a genre unto itself. Appropriation of historical events can insinuate a film's authority of its subject, veil an intention, provide an escape into nostalgia, or direct a search for knowledge and origins. Utilizing the past as a way of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Culture & the Moving Image
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566391825
SKU
V9781566391825
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About Leger Grindon
Leger Grindon is Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies at Middlebury College.
Reviews for Shadows on the Past
"This book is a unique and significant contribution to scholarship. It is the first work to deal with the historical film in meaningful terms, and will no doubt help to set the terms by which such films will be discussed in the future." —Robert A. Rosenstone, California Institute of Technology