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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Klawans, Stuart
Titre(s) : Crooked, but never common [Texte imprimé] : the films of Preston Sturges / Stuart Klawans
Publication : New York : Columbia University Press, copyright 2023
Description matérielle : 366 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-351) and index
"For a brief period of about five years in the early 1940s, Preston Sturges sat on
the top of Hollywood. At the time, he was one of the few people, along with Orson
Welles and Frank Capra, who both wrote and directed his films. Sturges's films including
The Great McGinty (1940), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942),
The Miracle of Morgan Creek (1942), and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) have become
classics of American comedy and took the genre of screwball comedy in new directions.
Beyond their comedic elements and brilliant dialogue, Sturges's films remain timely
in their critical view of social and political arrangements, yearning for and disillusionment
with romantic love, and defiance of prudery. His work's influence continues to influence
contemporary directors such as the Coen brothers. In Crooked, but Never Common, longtime
film critic for The Nation, Stuart Klawans examines what made Sturges's film so distinctive,
fun, and incisive in their critique of the hypocrisies of American society. The book
ties the films into the director's own life and his struggles navigating the Hollywood
studio system, and presents Sturges as a filmmaker whose work balanced slapstick and
critique, American and European traditions, and a cynicism and affection for his characters."
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Films of Preston Sturges
Sujet(s) : Sturges, Preston (1898-1959) -- Critique et interprétation
Sturges, Preston (1898-1959)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 233092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Réalisation - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231207287. - ISBN 023120728X. - ISBN 9780231207294. - ISBN 0231207298. -
ISBN 9780231556903 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47242489s
Notice n° :
FRBNF47242489
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Table des matières : Instead of an introduction: a rhetoric of Preston Sturges ; Ya can't get away from
arithmetic: The great McGinty ; He thinks he has ideas: Christmas in July ; I'm
not a poet, I'm an ophiologist: The Lady Eve ; As you are, so shall you remain: Sullivan's
travels ; Topic A: The Palm Beach story ; Homo sapiens, the wise guy: Triumph over
pain ; Psycholology: The miracle of Morgan's Creek ; That's all you know how to
hurt: Hail the conquering hero ; You arouse the artist in me: The sin of Harold Diddlebock
; Every emotion was exaggerated: Unfaithfully yours ; Instead of a conclusion: a
genealogy of Preston Sturges.
