{"product_id":"fade-to-gray-9781477310632","title":"Fade to Gray","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFade to Gray\u003c\/i\u003e proves a worthwhile and often insightful study that makes a compelling case for the vital importance of cinematic representation.\" * PopMatters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Study of Aging in Cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilmography and Terminology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Generational Conflict in Prewar Hollywood Film \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElder Depictions in Early Cinema and the Silent Era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Neediest among Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid Pillars in Unstable Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElders in the Nuclear Era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: The Sensational Specter of Aging \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Audience Lost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Formation of \"Adult Films\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompeting for the Adult Market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender and Generation in Melodrama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: The Horrific and the Hilarious \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Horror of Aging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYouth Films Exploit Elders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElder Kitsch at Its Limits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: The Emergence of the Elder Odyssey \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Road to a Subgenre of Penultimate Quests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Elder Odyssey in Expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigating and Evading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Road from Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The Repression and Release of Old Romance \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe May-December Romance as a Genre Device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalmly Increasing Honesty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElder Romance Matures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Life Left in Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Deceptions and Delusions of Elder Death \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Elder Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath Gets Darker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElder Legacies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Filmography of Significant Elder Roles in American Cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Subject Lists of Elder Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408946700631,"sku":"9781477310632","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477310632.jpg?v=1730504811","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fade-to-gray-9781477310632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}