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Savage Cinema Stephen Prince

Savage Cinema By Stephen Prince

Savage Cinema by Stephen Prince


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Summary

Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced.

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Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies by Stephen Prince

More than any other filmmaker, Sam Peckinpah opened the door for graphic violence in movies. In this book, Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced.

Prince demonstrates Peckinpah's complex approach to screen violence and shows him as a serious artist whose work was tied to the social and political upheavals of the 1960s. He explains how the director's commitment to showing the horror and pain of violence compelled him to use a complex style that aimed to control the viewer's response.

Prince offers an unprecedented portrait of Peckinpah the filmmaker. Drawing on primary research materials-Peckinpah's unpublished correspondence, scripts, production memos, and editing notes-he provides a wealth of new information about the making of the films and Peckinpah's critical shaping of their content and violent imagery. This material shows Peckinpah as a filmmaker of intelligence, a keen observer of American society, and a tragic artist disturbed by the images he created.

Prince's account establishes, for the first time, Peckinpah's place as a major filmmaker. This book is essential reading for those interested in Peckinpah, the problem of movie violence, and contemporary American cinema.

Savage Cinema Reviews

...an extraordinary work ...beautifully written ...Prince has recuperated Peckinpah's reputation as one of the most important artists of the postwar American cinema-perhaps the crucial link between late classical and postmodern Hollywood. David A. Cook, Director, Film Studies Program,Emory University, and author of History of Narrative Film

About Stephen Prince

Stephen Prince was Professor of Cinema Studies at Virginia Tech.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Peckinpah and the 1960s
  • 2. Aestheticizing Violence
  • 3. Melancholy and Mortality
  • 4. Interrogating Violence
  • 5. A Disputed Legacy
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Additional information

CIN0292765827G
9780292765825
0292765827
Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies by Stephen Prince
Used - Good
Paperback
University of Texas Press
19981001
304
N/A
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