Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Sidney Lumet, and Paul Mazursky, all sons of East European Jews, remain among the most prominent contemporary American film directors. In this revised, updated second edition of "American Jewish Filmmakers", David Desser and Lester D. Friedman demonstrate how the Jewish experience gives rise to an intimately linked series of issues in the films of these and other significant Jewish directors. This book presents the effects of the Holocaust linger, both in gripping dramatic form (Mazursky's "Enemies, a Love Story") and in black comedy (Brooks's "The Producers"). In his trilogy consisting of "Serpico", "Prince of the City", and "Q and A", Lumet focuses on the failure of society's institutions to deliver social justice. Woody Allen portrays urban life and family relationships ("Manhattan and Hannah and Her Sisters"), sometimes with a nostalgic twist ("Radio Days"). This edition concludes with a newly written discussion of the careers of other prominent Jewish filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Barry Levinson, Brian Singer, and Darren Aronofsky.
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Praise for the First Edition: "There is much here for the serious film buff to relish." --The Jerusalem Post Magazine "[A] fascinating and challenging study, one that sheds light not only on the changing character of the American Jew, but on the changing nature of American society and the films that reflect it." --The Australian Jewish News
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Although Jewish executives, producers, writers, performers, and directors dominate the American film industry, American movies before the 1960s rarely ventured very far beyond stereotypical Jewish characters trapped within conventional situations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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American Jewish, New York, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, American Jewry, Annie Hall, American Jews, Greenwich Village, United States, Stardust Memories, World War, The Producers, Paul Mazursky, Sidney Lumet, Mia Farrow, Old Country, Danny Rose, Radio Days, Robin Hood, Next Stop, Beverly Hills, Blazing Saddles, East European, Los Angeles, Lower East Side New!
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Although Jewish executives, producers, writers, performers, and directors dominate the American film industry, American movies before the 1960s rarely ventured very far beyond stereotypical Jewish characters trapped within conventional situations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
schlemiel persona, disparate realms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Jewish, New York, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, American Jewry, Annie Hall, American Jews, Greenwich Village, United States, Stardust Memories, World War, The Producers, Paul Mazursky, Sidney Lumet, Mia Farrow, Old Country, Danny Rose, Radio Days, Robin Hood, Next Stop, Beverly Hills, Blazing Saddles, East European, Los Angeles, Lower East Side New!
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- Annie Hall by Woody Allen on 24 pages
- Stardust memories by Woody Allen on 21 pages
- Hannah and Her Sisters by Woody Allen on 13 pages
- Deconstructing harry (scenario bilingue) by Woody Allen on 11 pages
- Silent Movie by Mel Brooks on 8 pages
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- Street Smart: The New York of Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee by Richard A. Blake on 4 pages
- Weasels and Wisemen: Ethics and Ethnicity in the Work of David Mamet by Leslie Kane in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Weasels and Wisemen: Ethics and Ethnicity in the Work of David Mamet by Leslie Kane in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Reel Jewish by Joel Samberg in Back Matter
- Hollywood on Stage: Playwrights Evaluate the Culture Industry (Studies in Modern Drama) by Kimball King on page 98
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