Shane (Bfi Film Classics)
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Sight and Sound
"Authoritatively and cogently argued in a way that often makes the book hard to put down."
Book Description
Illustrated Directed by George Stevens, then one of Hollywood's most successful filmmakers, Shane (1952) is one of the most revered and imitated of all westerns. Starring Alan Ladd as a mysterious drifter who protects a fledgling community from a predatory gang, Shane is one of the definitive reimaginings of America's frontier mythology. This is, remarkably, the first substantial study of Shane. In it, Edward Countryman and Evonne von Heussen-Countryman show, with reference to a wide range of historical and archival sources, how subtly the film treats some fundamental themes: family, the history of settlement and community in America, violence, and the culture of the gun.
Shane (Bfi Film Classics)
Shane (Bfi Film Classics),Edward Countryman,Evonne Von Heussen-Countryman,University of California Press,0851707327,Film & Video - Direction & Production,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Shane (Motion picture),Western Films
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