Visions of Paradise: Images of Eden in the Cinema

by Wheeler Winston Dixon

Depictions of sex, violence, and crime abound in many of today's movies, sometimes making it seem that the idyllic life has vanished-even from our imaginations. But as shown in this unique book, paradise has not always been lost. For many years, depictions of heaven, earthly paradises, and utopias were common in popular films.

Illustrated throughout with intriguing, rare stills and organized to provide historical context, Visions of Paradise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813537983
• ISBN13: 9780813537986
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"