The Sting: A Novel Approach to Cinema

by Matthew Specktor, Sean Howe, Matthew Specktor

Book Overview

From Melville to Madoff, the Confidence Man is an essential American archetype. George Roy Hill's 1973 film The Sting treats this theme with a characteristic dexterity. The movie was warmly received in its time, winning seven Academy Awards, but there were some who thought the movie was nothing more than a slight throwback. Pauline Kael, among others, felt Hill's film was mechanical and contrived: a callow and manipulative attempt to recapture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593762798
• ISBN13: 9781593762797
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.7" x 6.7"