The Movies as a World Force
Author | : Ryan Jay Friedman |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2019-02-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813593593 |
ISBN-13 | : 081359359X |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Movies as a World Force by : Ryan Jay Friedman
Download or read book The Movies as a World Force written by Ryan Jay Friedman and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Movies as a World Force is the first analysis of utopian cinema writing; situating it in its proper intellectual contexts, theology, and political philosophy; and illustrating the ways in which its utopian imagination shapes and is shaped by the era's most prestigious film genre, the historical crowd epic.