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Bad: Infamy, Darkness, Evil, and Slime on Screen

Murray Pomerance

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Violence and corruption sell big, especially since the birth of action cinema, but even from cinema's earliest days, the public has been delighted to be stunned by screen representations of negativity in all its forms--evil, monstrosity, corruption, ugliness, villainy, and darkness. Bad examines the long line of thieves, rapists, varmints, codgers, dodgers, manipulators, exploiters, conmen, killers, vamps, liars, demons, cold-blooded megalomaniacs, and warmhearted flakes that populate cinematic narrative. From Nosferatu to The Talented Mr. Ripley, the contributors consider a wide range of genres and use a variety of critical approaches to examine evil, villainy, and immorality in twentieth-century film.

Language: English

Pages: 375

Format: Paperback

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: November 20, 2003

ISBN: 0791459403

ISBN 13: 9780791459409

Bad: Infamy, Darkness, Evil, and Slime on Screen

Murray Pomerance

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Violence and corruption sell big, especially since the birth of action cinema, but even from cinema's earliest days, the public has been delighted to be stunned by screen representations of negativity in all its forms--evil, monstrosity, corruption, ugliness, villainy, and darkness. Bad examines the long line of thieves, rapists, varmints, codgers, dodgers, manipulators, exploiters, conmen, killers, vamps, liars, demons, cold-blooded megalomaniacs, and warmhearted flakes that populate cinematic narrative. From Nosferatu to The Talented Mr. Ripley, the contributors consider a wide range of genres and use a variety of critical approaches to examine evil, villainy, and immorality in twentieth-century film.

Language: English

Pages: 375

Format: Paperback

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: November 20, 2003

ISBN: 0791459403

ISBN 13: 9780791459409

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