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“Unlike many current scholarly books on film, Master Space is not overwhelmed by theorizing: Bowman scrutinizes several major films by four "master" directors (Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Sternberg and William Wyler), not to illustrate preconceived theories, but in a spirit of inquiry. Her questions are penetrating, even though few of them are fully answered. She speculates on the impact of their immigrant experiences on the four directors' works; but she primarily explores distinctive uses of "space," by which she seems to mean what is sometimes called mise-en-scene in the films directed by Capra, Lubitsch, Sternberg, and Wyler during Hollywod's Golden Age. Her analyses of specific works, always based on careful observations of actual films, are frequently stimulating; some readers may even be prompted to re-view particular movies to check Bowman's vision. Includes brief biographies and filmographies of all four directors and a useful bibliography. All levels.”–Choice
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This is a unique study of the use of cinematic space by four important directors in American cinema from the 1930s to the 1960s: Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Sternberg, and William Wyler. Bowman examines each of their distinctive styles and diverse backgrounds and shows how these unique visual styles complement each other--representing the best in classic American cinema, from Ninotchka and Shanghai Express to Best Years of Our Lives to It's a Wonderful Life.
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“Unlike many current scholarly books on film, Master Space is not overwhelmed by theorizing: Bowman scrutinizes several major films by four "master" directors (Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Sternberg and William Wyler), not to illustrate preconceived theories, but in a spirit of inquiry. Her questions are penetrating, even though few of them are fully answered. She speculates on the impact of their immigrant experiences on the four directors' works; but she primarily explores distinctive uses of "space," by which she seems to mean what is sometimes called mise-en-scene in the films directed by Capra, Lubitsch, Sternberg, and Wyler during Hollywod's Golden Age. Her analyses of specific works, always based on careful observations of actual films, are frequently stimulating; some readers may even be prompted to re-view particular movies to check Bowman's vision. Includes brief biographies and filmographies of all four directors and a useful bibliography. All levels.”–
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This is a unique study of the use of cinematic space by four important directors in American cinema from the 1930s to the 1960s: Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Sternberg, and William Wyler. Bowman examines each of their distinctive styles and diverse backgrounds and shows how these unique visual styles complement each other--representing the best in classic American cinema, from Ninotchka and Shanghai Express to Best Years of Our Lives to It's a Wonderful Life.
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- Ethics and Social Criticism in the Hollywood Films of Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder by Nora Henry on page 106, page 108, and Back Matter
- "Mr. B" or Comforting Thoughts About the Bison: A Critical Biography of Robert Benchley (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) by Wes D. Gehring in Back Matter
- Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) by Wiley Lee Umphlett in Back Matter
- Not Just for Children: The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s and 1970s (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) by Harold E. Hinds in Front Matter
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