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Traditionally identified with screwball comedies, Frank Capra has seldom been considered a conduit for populist concerns and issues. In this book, Gehring examines the influence of both Will Rogers and Frank Capra on modern populist movies, providing important background on Capra's links to the crackerbarrel personality of Rogers. He follows this theme forward, examining the populist roots in such films as The Electric Horseman, Field of Dreams, Dave, Grand Canyon, and others. A final chapter is a close-up of the contemporary, Capra-like director, Ron Howard. The inclusion of a bibliography and selected filmography makes this book an important contribution to film studies, popular culture, and American humor.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Steve Bell
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
In the Capra Tradition
Pushing the Capra Envelope
A Contemporary Capra Auteur: Ron Howard
Conclusions
Appendixes
Selected Filmography
Selected Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 19 May 1995 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 152 |
| ISBN | 9780313261831 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Series | Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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