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Body and Soul explores the work of Robert Aldrich, a producer and director responsible for several notable films, including The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Too Late the Hero, The Longest Yard and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Author Tony Williams examines the relationship of Aldrich's films to the Cultural Front movement of the 1930s as well as to the blacklist of the 1950s. He also delineates Aldrich's attempts to follow the progressive ideals of such mentors as Jean Renoir, Lewis Milestone, and Charlie Chaplin.
From the noir classic Kiss Me Deadly to the controversial thriller Twilight's Last Gleaming, Body and Soul focuses on the dilemmas-both personal and political-that affect individuals in all of Aldrich's films.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter One: Odets and Aldrich
Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Enterprise and After
Chapter 5 Chapter Three: Television Work
Chapter 6 Chapter Four: Apocalyptic Noir
Chapter 7 Chapter Five: The Western Odyssey
Chapter 8 Chapter Six: Melodrama, Authoritarianism, and Hysteria
Chapter 9 Chapter Seven: The Private War of Robert Aldrich
Chapter 10 Chapter Eight: The Game of Self-Respect
Chapter 11 Chapter Nine: Twilight's Last Gleaming
Chapter 12 Chapter Ten: Conclusion
Chapter 13 Appendix: The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah
Chapter 14 Filmography
Chapter 15 Bibliography
Chapter 16 Index
Chapter 17 About the Author
Product details
| Published | 11 Aug 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 392 |
| ISBN | 9780810849938 |
| Imprint | Scarecrow Press |
| Dimensions | 214 x 178 mm |
| Series | The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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