Street Smart: The New York of Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee

By Richard A. Blake

Book Overview

New York has appeared in more movies than Michael Caine, and the resulting overfamiliarity to moviegoers poses a problem for critics and filmmakers alike. Audiences often mistake the New York image of skyscrapers and bright lights for the real thing, when in fact the City is a network of clearly defined villages, each with a unique personality. Standard film depictions of New Yorkers as a rush-hour mass of undifferentiated humanity obscure the connections formed between people and places in the

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813123577
• ISBN13: 9780813123578
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher