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Surveys all of Robert Altman's major films in their sociohistorical context to reposition the director as a trenchant satirist and social critic of postmodern America

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Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Three Dream Films: Explorations of Female Identity 2. Experiments in Genre Revision 3. Large Canvases 4. Falling from Grace 5. In the Wilderness 6. Return to Form 7. Final Phase: More Large Canvases and Minor Works Coda Filmography Bibliography Index

The Cinema of Robert Altman

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      Publisher: Wallflower Press
      Publication Date: 3/18/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780231176279, 978-0231176279
      ISBN10: 0231176279
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Surveys all of Robert Altman's major films in their sociohistorical context to reposition the director as a trenchant satirist and social critic of postmodern America

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Three Dream Films: Explorations of Female Identity 2. Experiments in Genre Revision 3. Large Canvases 4. Falling from Grace 5. In the Wilderness 6. Return to Form 7. Final Phase: More Large Canvases and Minor Works Coda Filmography Bibliography Index

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