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Reel rituals : ritual occasions from baptisms to funerals in Hollywood films, 1945-1995
- Title
- Reel rituals : ritual occasions from baptisms to funerals in Hollywood films, 1945-1995 / Parley Ann Boswell, Paul Loukides.
- Author
- Boswell, Parley Ann.
- Publication
- Bowling Green, OH : Bowling Green State University Popular Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PN1995.9.R56 B67 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Loukides, Paul.
- Description
- xiii, 142 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Major ritual occasions of weddings, baptisms, bar mitzvahs, funerals, graduations and birthday parties appear in hundreds of popular films produced by Hollywood throughout the 20th century. This study suggests that these stock scenes are more significant to American film than we might have thought. This book examines the tension between authentic ritual occasions and an event on film that is often twisted or devoid of meaning, and suggests that this complex ambivalence toward ritual occasions in American film is related to other ritualized conventions in American movies and American culture."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Filmography: p. 123-130.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.
- Contents
- The Rituals of the Godfathers -- The Ritual Occasions of Childhood -- Wedding Celebrations -- Wakes, Funerals, and Burials -- Luminous Moments in Hollywood Films.
- ISBN
- 0879727918
- 9780879727918
- 0879727926
- 9780879727925
- LCCN
- 99011699
- OCLC
- ocm40660152
- 40660152
- SCSB-863512
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library