ISBN:
9781588384010
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 285 pages
,
24 cm
DDC:
302.23/430975
Keywords:
Racism in motion pictures
;
Motion pictures History
;
Southern States In motion pictures
Abstract:
Introduction: Hitchcock's children, Pensacola, ten arguments, a brief history of film and me -- Birth of that nation -- William Faulkner and the ghosts of tobacco road -- Tennessee Williams and the terrors of the flesh -- Deep South sleaze amidst Louisiana decay -- Gay, Cuban, Black and crime-infested : Florida -- Bigger than Texas -- Old-time religion and the KKK -- And justice for all, except . . . -- Night of the hunter and the southern horrors -- Nashville, country, soul, blues, gut-bucket and the king -- President Clinton and the return of the women's picture -- President Bush and the endless wars -- Black (un)like me -- Epilogue: Other voices, other rooms.
Abstract:
"Many of American cinema's most defining movies have roots in the South. Be they films that excite (No Country for Old Men), amuse (My Cousin Vinny), or disturb (Deliverance), Southern movies remain some of the most evocative in modern filmmaking. The South Never Plays Itself examines the historical and cultural legacy of the South and the silver screen, a relationship as tangled and inextricable as Spanish moss. From the racist propaganda of The Birth of a Nation to the twangy romp of Altman's Nashville, the South's incongruous and complex character has been explored throughout the short but storied history of film. In The South Never Plays Itself, author Ben Beard describes the Southern myths and truths these films share with American moviegoers"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index ; also announced as "America's South through Hollywood movies"
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