Read A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5)

A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5)

Gerd Gemünden

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Description:With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish emigre from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5). To get started finding A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish emigre from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5). To get started finding A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films (Film Europa Book 5), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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