Fifty Key American Films [Paperback]

Fifty Key American Filmsexplores and contextualises some of the most important films ever made in the United States. With case studies from the early years of cinema to the present day, this comprehensive Key Guide provides accessible analyses from a range of theoretical perspectives.

This chronologically ordered volume includes coverage of:

• Citizen Kane
• Casablanca
• Psycho
• Taxi Driver
• Blade Runner
• Pulp Fiction

Amongst a raft of well-known films, the work of some of Americas best known directors, such as Lynch, Scorsese, Coppola and Scott, is discussed. This book is essential reading for students of film, and will be of interest to anyone seeking to explore the impact of American cinema.

Birth of a Nation(1915) Sabine Haenni; Sherlock Jr(1924) Jennifer Peterson; Sunrise (1927) Sabine Haenni; The Wild Party(1929) Nick Davis; Applause(1929) Paul Young; Scarface(1932) Sabine Haenni; Freaks (1932) Jennifer Peterson; Gold Diggers of 1933(1933) Neil Sinyard; It Happened One Night(1934) Neil Sinyard; Modern Times(1936) Elliot Shapiro; Gone With the Wind(1939) Neil Sinyard; Stagecoach (1939) Dave Allen; His Girl Friday(1940) Elliot Shapiro; Citizen Kane(1941) Robert Shail; Cat People(1942) Simon Ward; Casablanca (1942) John White; Double Indemnity(1944) Oliver Gaycken; Mildred Pierce(1945) Sarah Barrow; Gun Crazy(1949) John White;lsS