Shaun R. Karli

Becoming Jack Nicholson

The Masculine Persona from Easy Rider to The Shining

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Produktbeschreibung

Examining eight films produced between 1969 and 1980, this book explores how the actor and the filmmakers played upon audience expectations of "Jack Nicholson" to challenge prevailing attitudes about masculinity and power. In each of these films-Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Carnal Knowledge, The Last Detail, Chinatown, The Passenger, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Shining-the actor embodies an inherent tension between a desire to make authentic choices and a pressure to conform to societal expectations of manly behavior.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9780810885981
• ISBN-10: 0810885980
• Artikelnr.: 36126481

Autorenporträt

By Shaun R. Karli

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Easy Rider and Challenges to White Male Hegemony
Chapter 2: Forever in Search: The Rejection of Traditional Male Roles in
Five Easy Pieces and The Passenger Chapter 3: The Hyper-Masculine
Challenge: Carnal Knowledge and The Last Detail Chapter 4: "Forget It
Jack": The Futility of Individual Action in Chinatown Chapter 5: "At Least
I Tried": Rocking the Boat in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Chapter 6:
Carrying the Burden Over the Edge: The Shining Conclusion Bibliography
About the Author