The ambivalent legacy of Elia Kazan : the politics of the post-HUAC films / Ron Briley.

Author/creator Briley, Ron, 1949- author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Descriptionxxxiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Kazan, Elia--Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors--Political activity. --United States.
Motion pictures--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Communism and motion pictures--United States.

SeriesFilm and history
Film and history (Lanham, Md.) ^A1303302
Contents Introduction: the post-HUAC testimony films -- Viva Zapata! (1952) and Cold War liberalism -- Kazan and the anticommunist film genre: Man on a tightrope (1953) -- The ambivalence of informing: On the waterfront (1954) -- Father and sons and the cost of pursuing the American Dream: East of Eden (1955) -- Sexuality and the new south: Baby doll (1956) -- A return to progressive principles and the shape of things to come: A face in the crowd (1957) -- Looking backward and the cost of progress: Wild river (1960) -- Anticipating the youth rebellion: Splendor in the grass (1960) -- The Anatolian smile and the immigrant experience: America America (1963) -- Rebelling against the arranged life: The arrangement (1969) -- The final films: The visitors (1971) and The last tycoon (1976).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Briley, Ron, 1949- author. Ambivalent legacy of Elia Kazan Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442271685
ISBN9781442271678 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN1442271671 hardcover alkaline paper
Standard identifier# 40026642435

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Joyner General Stacks PN1998.3.K39 B75 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold