The Hollywood book of love an irreverent guide to the films that raised our romantic expectations
This is an authoritative and humorous look at Hollywood's ever-changing take on love, romance, and marriage over the decades. From steamy silent classics like "A Fool There Was" to romantic musicals like "Grease" to epic schmaltz-fests like "Titanic", Hollywood his...
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| Language: | English |
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Contemporary Books
2003
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Add Tag | Summary: | This is an authoritative and humorous look at Hollywood's ever-changing take on love, romance, and marriage over the decades. From steamy silent classics like "A Fool There Was" to romantic musicals like "Grease" to epic schmaltz-fests like "Titanic", Hollywood historian and bestselling author James Robert Parish provides a very personal (but quite factual) run-down on how the Hollywood dream factory has portrayed love, marriage, and divorce on the big screen. "The Hollywood Book of Love" reveals in an entertaining fashion how the attitudes and standards the audience absorbs from the movies influence their expectations in real-life relationships. Writing with his trademark dry wit and rich knowledge of American movie history, Parish provides perceptive and amusing takes on 200 feature films and offers tantalizing sidebar factoids on everybody from Liz, Bette, and Bogie, to Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Nicole Kidman. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 290 pages illustrations 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p, 265-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0071402802 (acid-free paper) |
Film theory and contemporary Hollywood movies