The Cinema of Preston Sturges : A Critical Study

Pirolini, Alessandro

McFarland & Co Inc（2010/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 212 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786443581
• DDC分類 791.430233092

Full Description

Most published works on writer-director Preston Sturges (1898-1959) have focused on the elements that made him a symbol of classic Hollywood comedy or his contributions to the genre via such 1940s classics as The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels and Miracle of Morgan's Creek. In contrast, this critical study asserts that there are enough unexplained incongruities, fragmentations and contradictions in Sturges' output to demand a re-evalution of his place in film history as a predecessor (and perhaps progenitor) of later postmodern filmmakers.

Four appendices offer a generous selection of previously unavailable material, including an exclusive interview with the director's fourth wife Sandy Sturges.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments nbsp;    

Introduction     

1. Career     

2. Sturges's "Weak Thought"     

3. The Sturges Pastiche     

4. Time Representation     

5. Possible Narratives and Hypothetical Tales     

6. A Style Without a Style     

7. Post-Hollywood     

Conclusion     

Appendix A. Interview with Sandy Sturges     

Appendix B. Les Carnets du Major Thompson: Unpublished Documents     

Appendix C. Television Projects     

Appendix D. "Writing and Directing"     

Filmography     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index