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The films of Billy Wilder, from Double Indemnity to Some Like It Hot, are American classics created by a brilliant Austrian in love with his newfound country. This is a re-examination of the key American films of Wilder, often challenging previous readings of his filmmaking style and personality, emphasizing the pop-cultural, film-historical, and sociohistorical content of well known films like Sunset Boulevard and less frequently remembered ones, like The Fortune Cookie. The book interprets Wilder as more than the cocky little Viennese or closet Romantic stereotypes often attached to him. Here the student will find provocative analysis and the enthusiast will find evocative commentary on one of the most important figures in American film.Photographs add to the text, and a complete filmography and bibliography are also included. Fully indexed.

Billy Wilder American Film Realist

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 8/13/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786421190, 978-0786421190
      ISBN10: 0786421193

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      Book Synopsis

      The films of Billy Wilder, from Double Indemnity to Some Like It Hot, are American classics created by a brilliant Austrian in love with his newfound country. This is a re-examination of the key American films of Wilder, often challenging previous readings of his filmmaking style and personality, emphasizing the pop-cultural, film-historical, and sociohistorical content of well known films like Sunset Boulevard and less frequently remembered ones, like The Fortune Cookie. The book interprets Wilder as more than the cocky little Viennese or closet Romantic stereotypes often attached to him. Here the student will find provocative analysis and the enthusiast will find evocative commentary on one of the most important figures in American film.Photographs add to the text, and a complete filmography and bibliography are also included. Fully indexed.

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