Auteur theory and My son John /

Auteur theory and My son John /

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Author / Creator:	Morrison, James, 1960- author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, [2018]
Description:	ix, 190 pages ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Film theory in practice Film theory in practice.
Subject:	McCarey, Leo -- Criticism and interpretation. McCarey, Leo. My son John (Motion picture) Auteur theory (Motion pictures) Auteur theory (Motion pictures) Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11673023

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ISBN:	9781501311741 1501311743 9781501311758 1501311751
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The newest volume in the Film Theory in Practice Series, Auteur Theory and My Son John offers a concise introduction to authorship and auteur theory in jargon-free language. The book goes on to show this theory can be deployed to interpret Leo McCarey's notorious but undervalued film My Son John, which critics deemed a clear-cut failure, and the auteurists declared a masterpiece. James Morrison traces the development of auteur theory through its emergence in the pages of the French film journal Cahiers du cinema and the complex permutations it undergoes subsequently. This history will help students and scholars who are eager to learn more about this important area of film theory. The analysis of My Son John shows how auteur theory enables modes of interpretation and discovers levels of meaning otherwise unavailable.

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Call Number:	PN1995.9.A837 M68 2018
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