Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in American Film
- ISBN-10
- 1941629008
- ISBN-13
- 9781941629000
- Category
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-14
- Author
- Peter Labuza
Description
Tracing a timeline from World War II to the present day, Approaching the End rethinks apocalyptic cinema by considering its relationship to film noir, the fatalist crime genre of the 1940s and 1950s that remained pervasive through Hollywood's changing tides. From films as diverse as Kiss Me Deadly, Days of Heaven, The Terminator, and Southland Tales, Labuza investigates the hidden structures underneath, revealing how apocalyptic narratives explore the darker edges of humanity's moral failings.
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- 2015-02-17
- 272 pages
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- 2014-02-28
- 272 pages
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- 2007-08-30
- 241 pages
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