Martin Scorsese and the American dream /

More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants...

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Tác giả chính: Cullen, Jim, 1962- (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
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Mục lục:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology
  • Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan
  • 1. The Elizabethan Era
  • 2. Redeeming Dreams
  • 3. Impressive Failures
  • 4. Dream Critiques
  • 5. Recurring Dreams
  • Conclusion: Dream of Life
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author