Billy Wilder, American Film RealistMcFarland, 2015 M09 1 - 172 pages The films of Billy Wilder, from Double Indemnity to Some Like It Hot, are American classics created by a brilliant Austrian in love with his newfound country. This is a re-examination of the key American films of Wilder, often challenging previous readings of his filmmaking style and personality, emphasizing the pop-cultural, film-historical, and sociohistorical content of well known films like Sunset Boulevard and less frequently remembered ones, like The Fortune Cookie. The book interprets Wilder as more than the "cocky little Viennese" or "closet Romantic" stereotypes often attached to him. Here the student will find provocative analysis and the enthusiast will find evocative commentary on one of the most important figures in American film. Photographs add to the text, and a complete filmography and bibliography are also included. Fully indexed. |
Contents
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1 Hold Back the Dawn and Ball of Fire | 9 |
2 The Major and the Minor | 17 |
3 Double Indemnity | 24 |
4 The Lost Weekend | 36 |
5 Sunset Blvd | 42 |
6 Ace in the Hole | 53 |
7 Stalag 17 | 62 |
11 The Apartment | 98 |
12 Kiss Me Stupid | 108 |
13 The Fortune Cookie | 115 |
14 The Front Page | 124 |
15 Buddy Buddy | 131 |
Filmography | 137 |
Notes | 145 |
Bibliography | 153 |