{"product_id":"otherness-in-hollywood-cinema-michael-richardson-9780826443526","title":"Otherness in Hollywood Cinema","description":"In \u003cem\u003eOtherness in Hollywood Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Richardson argues that the Hollywood system has been the only national cinema with the resources and inclination to explore images of others through stories set in exotic and faraway places. He traces many of the ways in which Hollywood has constructed otherness, and discusses the extent to which those images have persisted and conditioned today's understanding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood was from the beginning teeming with people who had experienced cultural displacement.ﾂ Coaxing the finest talents from around the world and needing to produce films with an almost universal appeal, Hollywood confounded American insularity while simultaneously presenting a vision of 'America' to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book examines a range of genres from the perspective of otherness, including the Western, film noir, and zombie movies. Films discussed include \u003cem\u003eBirth of a Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJaws\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDead Man\u003c\/em\u003e.ﾂ Erudite and highly informed, this is a sweeping survey of how the American film industry has portrayed the foreign and the exotic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826443524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826443526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.09w x 0.69d","brand":"Michael Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054873145599,"sku":"9780826443526","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b415b795-bace-49bd-ac73-368519963755.jpg?v=1685032479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/otherness-in-hollywood-cinema-michael-richardson-9780826443526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}