Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling

by David Bordwell

Book Overview

In the 1940s, American movies changed. Flashbacks began to be used in outrageous, unpredictable ways. Soundtracks flaunted voice-over commentary, and characters might pivot from a scene to address the viewer. Incidents were replayed from different characters' viewpoints, and sometimes those versions proved to be false. Films now plunged viewers into characters' memories, dreams, and hallucinations. Some films didn't have protagonists, while others...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022663955X
• ISBN13: 9780226639550
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"