Rhapsodes: How 1940s Critics Changed American Film Culture
David Bordwell • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 978‑0226352176
Rhapsodes: How 1940s Critics Changed American Film Culture
ISBN-10: 022635217X · ISBN-13: 978‑0226352176 · 2016
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David Bordwell examines the transformative era of 1940s American film criticism, focusing on the intellectual shift that elevated cinema to a serious subject of cultural inquiry. Through the work of influential writers like James Agee and Manny Farber, the book explores how these critics developed a sophisticated, evocative prose style that fundamentally altered the public perception of movies.
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