Title: Reel politics
First published: 1987
Description: This book interprets the mutually influential relationship of political films and American culture. Surveying over two hundred films, Christensen identifies ways in which the genre has changed to reflect individual periods of history. In doing so, he builds the argument that even the most politically progressive of Hollywood's films are ultimately conservative, mirroring and reinforcing traditional American political values and maintaining the myths of American politics. Films examined include: "Birth of a Nation", "Intolerance", "The Grapes of Wrath", "Mr Smith Goes to Washington", "The Great Dictator", "Citizen Kane", "All the King's Men", "The Last Hurrah", "Dr. Strangelove", "Advise and Consent", "Patton", "The Candidate", "All the President's Men", and "Reds."
Subjects: History, Motion pictures, Political aspects, Political aspects of Motion pictures, Politics and government, Politics in motion pictures, Cinéma, Politique au cinéma, Histoire, Aspect politique, New York Times reviewed, Motion pictures, political aspects, Motion pictures, history, Motion pictures--political aspects, Motion pictures--political aspects--united states, Motion pictures--history, Motion pictures--united states--history, Pn1995.9.p6 c48 1987, 791.43/09/09358
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PN1995.9.P6 C48 1987