The American Success Myth on Film [electronic resource] /
Levinson, J.author.
In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Top of the World: Cultural Narratives, Myths, and Movies; 2 Moving Up and Moving On: Mobility and the American Success Myth; 3 Work and Its Discontents: The Corporate Workplace Film; 4 Success Reassessed: Ambitious Women/Midlife Men; 5 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum: The Glorification of Unemployment; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures—United States.
Motion pictures—Production and direction.
Film genres.
Motion pictures and television.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Film History.
American Cinema and TV.
Directing.
Genre.
Screen Studies.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.