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A Companion to the Gangster Film audiobook
- By: George S. Larke-Walsh
- Category: Film & Video, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
- Length: 30 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: October 19, 2021
- Language: English
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A Companion to the Gangster Film Audiobook Summary
While gangster films are one of America’s most popular genres, gangster movies appear in every film industry across the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, A Companion to the Gangster Film explores the popularity of gangster films across three major continents: the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors acknowledge the gangster genre’s popularity and examine the reasons supporting its appeal to twenty-first century audiences across the globe. This important guide to the gangster film genre:
– Reveals how the gangster film engages in complex and contradictory themes
– Examines the changing face of the gangster film in America
– Explores the ideas of gangsterism and migration in the Hispanic USA, Latin America, and the Caribbean
– Discusses the wide variety of gangster types to appear in European cinema
– Contains a review of a wide-range of gangster films from the Americans, Europe, and Asia
Written for academics and students of film, A Companion to the Gangster Film offers a scholarly and authoritative guide exploring the various aspects and international appeal of the gangster film genre.
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About the Author(s) of A Companion to the Gangster Film
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A Companion to the Gangster Film Full Details
| Length | 30 hours 14 minutes |
| Author | George S. Larke-Walsh |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Tantor Media, Inc |
| Release date | October 19, 2021 |
| ISBN | 9781666138689 |
Subjects
The publisher of the A Companion to the Gangster Film is Tantor Media, Inc. includes the following subjects: movie theory, art history, film criticism, Performing Arts, Film & Video, History & Criticism The BISAC Subject Code is Film & Video, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
Additional info
The publisher of the A Companion to the Gangster Film is Tantor Media, Inc. The imprint is Tantor Media, Inc. It is supplied by Tantor Media, Inc. The ISBN-13 is 9781666138689.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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