ReFocus: The Literary Films of Richard Brooks
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Film noir
Richard Brooks
Social problem films
Westerns
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- ISBN 9781474496582
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2024
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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ReFocus: The Literary Films of Richard Brooks highlights the accomplishments of one of postwar America’s most important and successful directors, with an emphasis on the "literary" aspects of his career, including his work as a screenwriter and adaptor of such modern classics as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , Lord Jim, and The Brothers Karamazov.
R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature Emeritus at Clemson University. He is the author, editor, or general editor of many books including Hollywood’s Dark Cinema: The American Film Noir (1994), After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality (2006), and A Little Solitaire: John Frankenheimer and American Film (2011). He is the series editor for EUP’s traditions in World Cinema, Traditions in American Cinema and International Film Stars series, and he is co-editor of five recent EUP books: Michael Mann, George Cukor, Film Noir, International Noir and The Other Hollywood Renaissance. Homer B. Pettey is Professor Emeritus of Film and Comparative Literature at the University of Arizona. He serves as the founding and general editor for Global Film Directors (Rutgers U.P.), Global Film Studios (Edinburgh U.P.), and International Stars (Edinburgh U.P.).
