Sensing the past : Hollywood stars and historical visions /

Cullen, Jim, 1962-

Sensing the past : Hollywood stars and historical visions / Jim Cullen. - 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction ; Chapter One Tending to the Flock: Clint Eastwood, Ambivalent Wanderer ; Chapter Two Daniel Day-Lewis and the Frontier in American History ; Chapter Three Equal Work: The Mystique of Meryl Streep ; Chapter Four Denzel Washington, Affirmative Actor ; Chapter Five Team Player: Tom Hanks, Company Man ; Chapter Six The Brave One: Jodie Foster, American Loner ; Index

Sensing the Past explores perennial themes in American culture as manifested through the works of six of Hollywood's biggest movies stars: Clint Eastwood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and Jodie Foster.

9780199927661 (pbk.) 0199927669 (pbk.)


Cine --Historia--Estados Unidos
Cine histórico


United States--In motion pictures.
Estados Unidos en el cine


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