Kazan Revisited (Wesleyan Film)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819570842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Dombrowski offers a number of telling examples from each film…that illustrate Kazan’s mastery of a format most directors found troubling.”—Dan Georgakas, CINEASTE
A groundbreaking filmmaker dogged by controversy in both his personal life and career, Elia Kazan was one of the most important directors of postwar American cinema. In landmark motion pictures such as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, East of Eden, and Splendor in the Grass, Kazan crafted an emotionally raw form of psychological realism. Featuring essays by established film critics and scholars such as Richard Schickel (Time), Victor Navasky (The Nation), Mark Harris (Entertainment Weekly), Kent Jones (Film Comment), Jonathan Rosenbaum (Essential Cinema, 2004), Jeanine Basinger (The Star Machine, 2007), and Leo Braudy (On the Waterfront, 2008), this book is a must for diehard cinephiles and those new to Kazan alike.Contributors include: JEANINE BASINGER, LEO BRAUDY, LISA DOMBROWSKI, HADEN GUEST, MARK HARRIS, KENT JONES, PATRICK KEATING, SAVANNAH LEE, BRENDA MURPHY, VICTOR NAVASKY, BRIAN NEVE, JONATHAN ROSENBAUM, RICHARD SCHICKEL, ANDREW TRACY, and SAM WASSON.. But much of Kazan’s influential cinematic legacy remains unexamined. His reputation has rested on his Academy award-winning work with actors, his provocative portrayal of sexual, moral, and generational conflict, and his unpopular decision to name former colleagues as Communists before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952. Arriving in the wake of his centenary, Kazan Revisited engages and moves beyond exi
Perspectives on Kazan Film scholar, Lisa Dombrowski, has amassed this interesting collection of fifteen articles which examine the work of controversial director, Elia Kazan. Kazan was perhaps the country's greatest theatrical and film director in the 19Perspectives on Kazan Tom Film scholar, Lisa Dombrowski, has amassed this interesting collection of fifteen articles which examine the work of controversial director, Elia Kazan. Kazan was perhaps the country's greatest theatrical and film director in the 1940s and 1950s and, as a proponent of psychological realism and Method acting, he would have a profound influence on filmmaking. However. 0s and 1950s and, as a proponent of psychological realism and Method acting, he would have a profound influence on filmmaking. However