A01=Stella Bruzzi
Author_Stella Bruzzi
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cinema
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gender
Hollywood
identification
masculinity
men
Product details
- ISBN 9780748676156
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 23 Sep 2013
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Men’s Cinema offers a fresh theorisation of men in Hollywood cinema via a theoretical discussion of definitions of masculinity and the close textual analysis of classic and contemporary films. Through an examination of mise-en-scène, Men’s Cinema moves beyond discussions of representation and narrative to an exploration of the physical or instinctive effects of cinema and how we are invited to engage with, desire or identify with Hollywood's vision of men and masculinity. By delineating how Hollywood has built up and refined the language of men's cinema through a series of recurrent, refined tropes, this book critically explores masculinity and the concept of a male aesthetic within film.
Films discussed include: The Deer Hunter, Dirty Harry, Goodfellas, Inception, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Once Upon a Time in the West, Point Break, Raging Bull, Rebel Without A Cause, Reservoir Dogs, Sherlock Holmes, There’s Always Tomorrow, The Wild Bunch.
Stella Bruzzi is a Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick and Fellow of the British Academy
