Past imperfect : history according to the movies
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Past imperfect : history according to the movies
Cassell, 1996
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Originally published: Henry Holt: USA, 1995
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The cinema has considerable power in shaping our perceptions of the past. History's most momentous events or greatest figures are inextricably bound up with their presentation on film. What is the relationship between audience, film producer, actor and historical figure or event? How does film affect popular understanding of history? This text attempts to answer these and other questions, examining the relationship between film and the historical record, comprising essays on films as diverse as "Gandhi", "Malcolm X", "Dr. Strangelove", "Jurassic Park", "Houdini", "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Julius Caesar". It is illustrated with photographs from many periods of cinema. The writers include Gore Vidal, Simon Schama, Antonia Fraser, Stephen Jay Gould and Stephen Ambrose.
by "Nielsen BookData"