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War and Film in America: Historical and Critical Essays » (1st Edition)
Authors: Marilyn J. Matelski, Nancy Lynch Street
ISBN-13: 9780786416738, ISBN-10: 0786416734
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Marilyn J. Matelski
Book Synopsis
The ten essays of this volume consider themes in American war films that include frontier justice, Cold War ideals, the issues raised by the Vietnam War, government-sponsored terrorism, and propaganda. Among the films analyzed are Let there be light, The Deer Hunter, The bridge on the River Kwai, John Wayne movies, Black Hawk down, and Doctor Strangelove. Several of the contributors teach at Boston College, where Matelski teaches communication, others teach at colleges in Texas and California. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Preface | 1 | |
| Introduction | 3 | |
| 1 | The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Collision of Duty and Pride | 13 |
| 2 | John Wayne: American Icon, Patriotic Zealot and Cold War Ideologue | 25 |
| 3 | The Cold War: Three Episodes in Waging a Cinematic Battle | 43 |
| 4 | Troubled Silences: Trauma in John Huston's Film Let There Be Light | 67 |
| 5 | Patriot or Pariah? The Impact of War on Family Relationships | 79 |
| 6 | The Cold War, Cinema, and Civility: The Top Films of 1967 | 94 |
| 7 | Top Guns in Vietnam: The Pilot as Protected Warrior Hero | 114 |
| 8 | Trauma, Treatment, and Transformation: The Evolution of the Vietnam Warrior in Film | 134 |
| 9 | American Hero Meets Terrorist: True Lies and Patriot Games After September 11, 2001 | 159 |
| 10 | Stanley Kubrick and America's "Strange Love" of War | 175 |
| Filmography | 195 | |
| Bibliography | 199 | |
| About the Contributors | 203 | |
| Index | 207 |
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