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The Coen Brothers' America
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36,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 24.05.2019 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781538120873 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 232 |
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Beschreibungen
<span>For more than three decades, Joel and Ethan Coen have produced some of the most unique and thought-provoking works in modern cinema. In broad comedies such as </span>
<span>Raising Arizona</span>
<span>, violent thrillers like </span>
<span>No Country for Old Men</span>
<span>, and black comedies such as </span>
<span>Fargo</span>
<span>, the filmmakers have offered brilliant takes on a variety of film genres. One of the most distinctive features of their movies is their skewed view of America itself. <br><br>In </span>
<span>The Coen Brothers’ America</span>
<span>, M. Keith Booker discusses feature films produced by the pair since their 1984 debut </span>
<span>Blood Simple</span>
<span>. The author focuses on how the Coen brothers’ films engage with American cultural history and are embedded in specific geographical settings. From New York to Los Angeles, from Texas to Minnesota, the Coens capture the essence of real locations from unusual angles, which often make the films appear as if they are taking place in an alternate reality. In addition, many of the brothers’ films are steeped in America’s cultural past, from the deep south of the 1930s in</span>
<span> O Brother, Where Art Thou</span>
<span> to the Greenwich Village of the 1960s in </span>
<span>Inside Llewyn Davis</span>
<span>. The Coens make particularly effective use of films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, producing their own updated versions of such genres as film noir (</span>
<span>The Man Who Wasn’t There</span>
<span>), the Western (</span>
<span>True Grit</span>
<span>), and screwball comedy (</span>
<span>The Hudsucker Proxy</span>
<span>)—not to mention their idiosyncratic depictions of Hollywood itself in </span>
<span>Barton Fink</span>
<span> and </span>
<span>Hail Caesar!</span>
<span><br><br>This book also explores how the Coens draw upon cultural phenomena outside of film, including literature, music, and television. Approaching each film within the framework of Ethan and Joel’s overall vision. </span>
<span>The Coen Brothers’ America </span>
<span>provides an entertaining look at the pair’s work that will appeal to scholars and fans alike.</span>
<span>Raising Arizona</span>
<span>, violent thrillers like </span>
<span>No Country for Old Men</span>
<span>, and black comedies such as </span>
<span>Fargo</span>
<span>, the filmmakers have offered brilliant takes on a variety of film genres. One of the most distinctive features of their movies is their skewed view of America itself. <br><br>In </span>
<span>The Coen Brothers’ America</span>
<span>, M. Keith Booker discusses feature films produced by the pair since their 1984 debut </span>
<span>Blood Simple</span>
<span>. The author focuses on how the Coen brothers’ films engage with American cultural history and are embedded in specific geographical settings. From New York to Los Angeles, from Texas to Minnesota, the Coens capture the essence of real locations from unusual angles, which often make the films appear as if they are taking place in an alternate reality. In addition, many of the brothers’ films are steeped in America’s cultural past, from the deep south of the 1930s in</span>
<span> O Brother, Where Art Thou</span>
<span> to the Greenwich Village of the 1960s in </span>
<span>Inside Llewyn Davis</span>
<span>. The Coens make particularly effective use of films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, producing their own updated versions of such genres as film noir (</span>
<span>The Man Who Wasn’t There</span>
<span>), the Western (</span>
<span>True Grit</span>
<span>), and screwball comedy (</span>
<span>The Hudsucker Proxy</span>
<span>)—not to mention their idiosyncratic depictions of Hollywood itself in </span>
<span>Barton Fink</span>
<span> and </span>
<span>Hail Caesar!</span>
<span><br><br>This book also explores how the Coens draw upon cultural phenomena outside of film, including literature, music, and television. Approaching each film within the framework of Ethan and Joel’s overall vision. </span>
<span>The Coen Brothers’ America </span>
<span>provides an entertaining look at the pair’s work that will appeal to scholars and fans alike.</span>
<span>From </span>
<span>Blood Simple</span>
<span> and</span>
<span> Raising Arizona</span>
<span> to </span>
<span>Inside Llewyn Davis</span>
<span> and </span>
<span>Hail, Caesar!</span>
<span>, the films of Joel and Ethan Coen represent a sort of alternate reality of America. The author explores how the settings—geographical, cultural, and historical—of their films provide viewers with slightly skewed, though no less true, perspectives of life American life. </span>
<span>Blood Simple</span>
<span> and</span>
<span> Raising Arizona</span>
<span> to </span>
<span>Inside Llewyn Davis</span>
<span> and </span>
<span>Hail, Caesar!</span>
<span>, the films of Joel and Ethan Coen represent a sort of alternate reality of America. The author explores how the settings—geographical, cultural, and historical—of their films provide viewers with slightly skewed, though no less true, perspectives of life American life. </span>
<span>M. Keith Booker</span>
<span> is professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author or editor of over fifty books including </span>
<span>The Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels</span>
<span> (2010), Mad Men</span>
<span>: A Cultural History</span>
<span> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), </span>
<span>Tony Soprano’s America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money</span>
<span> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), and Star Trek</span>
<span>: A Cultural History </span>
<span>(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).</span>
<span> is professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author or editor of over fifty books including </span>
<span>The Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels</span>
<span> (2010), Mad Men</span>
<span>: A Cultural History</span>
<span> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), </span>
<span>Tony Soprano’s America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money</span>
<span> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), and Star Trek</span>
<span>: A Cultural History </span>
<span>(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).</span>
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