Icons of Grief : Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures

Icons of Grief : Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures

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Book Description
..looks at the haunting, meloancholy horror films val lewton made between 1942 and 1946 and finds them to be powerful commentaries on the american home fron during world war II...focuses on the iconic, isolated figures who appear in four of lewton's small-budget classics.

From the Back Cover
"This is cultural history at its best. The author's vivid engagement with his material reveals Val Lewton in a bracing new light. Nemerov teases out relationships between film and society with supple writing, imagination, and skill. A critical tour de force."--David M. Lubin, author of Shooting Kennedy
"Icons of Grief is a brilliantly conceived and successfully executed filmmaker study. Nemerov's research is dazzling, as are his highly sophisticated analyses. At every turn, he reveals his deep understanding of cinema. This is an exquisitely crafted book."--Scott Bukatman, author of Terminal Identity

Icons of Grief : Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures

Icons of Grief : Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures,Alexander Nemerov,University of California Press,0520241002,Americas (North Central South West Indies),Criticism and interpretation,Film & Video - Direction & Production,General,Lewton, Val,Motion pictures and the war,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Reference,World War, 1939-1945,Performing Arts / General

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