John Ford

Name: John Ford
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ISBN: 9780582424043

ISBN-10: 0582424046

ISBN-13: 9780582424043

Edition: 2002

Authors: Brian Spittles

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This text explores the major movies through discussion of their themes and techniques and reveals how much Ford was concerned with the very issues that are central to us today: gender, race, the treatment of ethnic minorities and social outcasts, the nature of history and the relationship between myth and reality. Unlike most books on Ford, which approach the man and his work chronologically, this one is designed around a collection of ideas which provide a better sense of the coherence of the great director's thinking and creative output of film-making through the exploration of specific films. The framework of the book is designed to give thea coherent overview of Ford's work by…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/22/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 140
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Publisher's acknowledgements


Acknowledgements


Selected filmography


Background



Ford's film family



Ford as auteur



Generically challenged



The greatest storyteller



Conservative or subversive



Entertainer or ideologue



Unconscious racist



Patriarchy or matriarchy


Further reading


Bibliography


Index