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A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980

An analysis of the ideologies and artistic conventions of American movies includes examinations of films such as Casablanca, Taxi Driver, and The Godfather. More »

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The Average Review score is 4.0 on a scale of 5.0. Total 5 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Movies might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 15 July

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[ 5.0 stars ] "I had the pleasure of taking a course with Prof. Ray at the University of Florida (and enjoying his band, the Vulgar Boatmen, at campus gigs). It is certainly helpful to be grounded in cultural and critical theories to extract the most satisfaction from this work. The writing is crisp and elegant; the scholarship illuminating. As the signature art form of the twentieth century film deserves this l ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "The book's title alludes to the 1954 essay by Francois Truffaut, "A Certain Tendency of the French Cinema," in which Truffaut describes the "current" trends in French cinema and calls for a change. He, along with Godard, Rivette, Varda, Rohmer et. al, proceeded to enact a French cinema revolution -- the nouvelle vague. It is in this spirit that Ray outlines a certain "tendency" of classic H ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "While I have always enjoyed going to the movies. I know little about them on an academic level. Reading Ray's book gave me a new understanding and higher appreciation for movies. After reading this book I was able to enjoy watching a movie more because I understood the art better. He has keen insight and I truly enjoyed reading his book. At times however the text was complex and caused a small ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 1.0 stars ] "This is the worst book I have ever read on film. Ray waxes philosophical and intellectual over film exhaustively, yet fails to understand film as an art. "A Certain Tendency" is only applied to films from the pre 1980's period, I can only assume this is because his theories are lost and become broken when applied to modern film. This book could have been a well written fifty pages if Ray absta ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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8 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Movies out of 29 users. Review fetched on September 1, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "A Certain Tendancy of the Hollywood Cinema is without doubt one of the finest books that I have ever read. Ray enlightens and entertains like a true master. Ray's crisp prose opens up a new world of understanding and thought about Hollywood. He makes old ideas seem new while providing new ones. Anyone who has ever seen a movie should read this book. After reading this book, you will ne ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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Available	Yes
Author	Robert B. Ray
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780691101743
ISBN	0691101744
Label	Princeton University Press
Manufacturer	Princeton University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	424
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	1985-05-01
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Studio	Princeton University Press
Title	A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980

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