Analyzing hundreds of films, including classics such as You Can't Take It With You, Rosemary's Baby, Grumpy Old Men, and Nebraska, this book critiques Hollywood's representations of aging and the elderly from the silent era to the present.
Analyzing hundreds of films, including classics such as You Can't Take It With You, Rosemary's Baby, Grumpy Old Men, and Nebraska, this book critiques Hollywood's representations of aging and the elderly from the silent era to the present.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
TIMOTHY SHARY is the author or editor of several books on the representational politics of age and gender, including Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 and Youth Culture in Global Cinema. NANCY MCVITTIE is an instructor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Acknowledgments 2. Preface 3. Introduction 4. The Study of Aging in Cinema 5. Filmography and Terminology 6. Chapter 1: Generational Conflict in Prewar Hollywood Film * Elder Depictions in Early Cinema and the Silent Era * The Neediest among Us * Solid Pillars in Unstable Times * Elders in the Nuclear Era 7. Chapter 2: The Sensational Specter of Aging * An Audience Lost * The Formation of "Adult Films" * Competing for the Adult Market * Gender and Generation in Melodrama 8. Chapter 3: The Horrific and the Hilarious * The Horror of Aging * Youth Films Exploit Elders * Elder Kitsch at Its Limits 9. Chapter 4: The Emergence of the Elder Odyssey * The Road to a Subgenre of Penultimate Quests * The Elder Odyssey in Expansion * Investigating and Evading * The Road from Here 10. Chapter 5: The Repression and Release of Old Romance * The May-December Romance as a Genre Device * Calmly Increasing Honesty * Elder Romance Matures * The Life Left in Love 11. Chapter 6: Deceptions and Delusions of Elder Death * Early Elder Death * Death Gets Darker * Elder Legacies 12. Conclusion 13. Appendix A: Filmography of Significant Elder Roles in American Cinema 14. Appendix B: Subject Lists of Elder Films 15. Notes 16. Bibliography 17. Index
1. Acknowledgments 2. Preface 3. Introduction 4. The Study of Aging in Cinema 5. Filmography and Terminology 6. Chapter 1: Generational Conflict in Prewar Hollywood Film * Elder Depictions in Early Cinema and the Silent Era * The Neediest among Us * Solid Pillars in Unstable Times * Elders in the Nuclear Era 7. Chapter 2: The Sensational Specter of Aging * An Audience Lost * The Formation of "Adult Films" * Competing for the Adult Market * Gender and Generation in Melodrama 8. Chapter 3: The Horrific and the Hilarious * The Horror of Aging * Youth Films Exploit Elders * Elder Kitsch at Its Limits 9. Chapter 4: The Emergence of the Elder Odyssey * The Road to a Subgenre of Penultimate Quests * The Elder Odyssey in Expansion * Investigating and Evading * The Road from Here 10. Chapter 5: The Repression and Release of Old Romance * The May-December Romance as a Genre Device * Calmly Increasing Honesty * Elder Romance Matures * The Life Left in Love 11. Chapter 6: Deceptions and Delusions of Elder Death * Early Elder Death * Death Gets Darker * Elder Legacies 12. Conclusion 13. Appendix A: Filmography of Significant Elder Roles in American Cinema 14. Appendix B: Subject Lists of Elder Films 15. Notes 16. Bibliography 17. Index
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