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The hero and the grave : the theme of death in the films of John Ford, Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone
- Title
- The hero and the grave : the theme of death in the films of John Ford, Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone / Alireza Vahdani.
- Author
- Vahdani, Alireza
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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Details
- Description
- viii, 167 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The theme of death is an essential component of film narrative, particularly in how it affects the hero. Filmmakers from different cultures and backgrounds have developed distinct yet archetypical perspectives on death and the protagonist's response. Focusing on Western and Japanese period genre films"--
- Subjects
- Motion pictures
- Ford, John, 1894-1973
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Heroes in motion pictures
- Ford, John, 1894-1973 > Themes, motives
- Motion pictures > Japan > History
- Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 > Themes, motives
- Western films > History and criticism
- Themes, motives
- Death in motion pictures
- Leone, Sergio, 1929-1989 > Themes, motives
- Japan
- History
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162), filmography (pages 163-164) and index.
- Contents
- Romantic involvement and redemption -- The cycle of life -- The cult of death -- Death, personal conflict and battle -- Death, group conflict and battle -- Death, external conflict and battle -- Suicide and redemption -- Suicide and despair -- Natural death in Ford's narrative -- Natural death in Kurosawa's narrative -- Natural death in Leone's narrative.
- Call Number
- MFL 18-6639
- ISBN
- 9781476664101
- 1476664102
- LCCN
- 2018033332
- OCLC
- 1027189739
- Author
- Vahdani, Alireza, author.
- Title
- The hero and the grave : the theme of death in the films of John Ford, Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone / Alireza Vahdani.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162), filmography (pages 163-164) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 18-6639