Dream State: California in the Movies

by Mick LaSalle

Book Overview

An eminent film writer looks behind the curtain of the California dream

It hardly needs to be argued: nothing has contributed more to the mythology of California than the movies. Fed by the film industry, the California dream is instantly recognizable to people everywhere yet remains evasive for nearly everyone, including Californians themselves. That paradox is the subject of longtime San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597145319
• ISBN13: 9781597145312
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.7"