Passport to Hollywood: Hollywood Flims, European Directors (SUNY Series in Postmodern Culture) [Paperback]

James Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Series: S U N Y Series in Postmodern Culture | Publication Date: September 11, 1998

In Passport to Hollywood, James Morrison examines a series of Hollywood films by directors from European art-cinemas. Drawing widely on current research in film theory, film history, and cultural studies, he traces the influence of European filmmakers in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1980s and illuminates the relation between modernism and mass-culture in American movies. By interpreting important American films, Morrison also shows how these films illustrate key issues of cultural hierarchy and national culture over fifty years of American cinema. In addition, he explores the complex and often contradictory ways that these Hollywood movies conceptualize ideas about "foreignness." Using insightful close viewings, Morrison demonstrates new connections among modernism, postmodernism, and American movies.

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About the Author

James Morrison is Associate Professor and Co-Director of Film Studies at North Carolina State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (September 11, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791439380
• ISBN-13: 978-0791439388
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,860,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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