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The cinema of Michael Mann : vice and vindication / Jonathan Rayner

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Rayner, Jonathan (Jonathan R.)
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London ; New York : Wallflower Press, [2013]
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Mann's Style: The Jericho Mile, L.A. Takedown, and Miami Vice; 2. Pursuing the Professional: Thief, Heat, Collateral; 3. Endangering the Domestic: Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider; 4. Adventures in Genre: THe Keep, Ali, Public Enemies; Conclusion; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
Michael Mann is one of the most important American filmmakers of the past forty years. His films exhibit the existential concerns of art cinema, articulated through a conspicuous and recognizable visual style and yet integrated within classical Hollywood narrative and genre frameworks. Since his beginnings as a screenwriter in the 1970s, Mann has become a key figure within contemporary American popular culture as writer, director, and producer for film and television. This volume offers a detailed study of Mann's feature films, from The Jericho Mile (1979) to Public Enemies (2009), with c.
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9780231850490 (electronic bk.)
0231850492 (electronic bk.)
9780231167291
9780231167284
0231167288 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231167296 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
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