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A Companion to the Gangster Film

Edited by George S. Larke-Walsh

Type
Essays
Subject
GenreGangster films
Keywords
gangster films, genre
Publishing date
2018
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Language
English
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Paperback • 552 pages
6 ¾ x 9 ½ inches (17 x 24 cm)
ISBN
978-1-119-04166-5
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Book Presentation:
A companion to the study of the gangster film’s international appeal spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia

A Companion to the Gangster Film presents a comprehensive overview of the newest scholarship on the contemporary gangster film genre as a global phenomenon. While gangster films are one of America’s most popular genres, gangster movies appear in every film industry across the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, A Companion to the Gangster Film explores the popularity of gangster films across three major continents, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors acknowledge the gangster genre’s popularity and examine the reasons supporting its appeal to twenty-first century audiences across the globe.

The book examines common themes across all three continents such as production histories and reception, gender race and sexuality, mafia mythologies, and politics. In addition, the companion clearly shows that no national cinema develops in isolation and that cinema is a truly global popular art form. This important guide to the gangster film genre:
-€¢ Reveals how the gangster film engages in complex and contradictory themes
• Examines the changing face of the gangster film in America
• Explores the ideas of gangsterism and migration in the Hispanic USA, Latin America and the Caribbean
• Discusses the wide variety of gangster types to appear in European cinema
• Contains a review of a wide-range of gangster films from the Americans, Europe, and Asia

Written for academics and students of film, A Companion to the Gangster Film offers a scholarly and authoritative guide exploring the various aspects and international appeal of the gangster film genre.

About the Author:
GEORGE S. LARKE-WALSH is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Arts at the University of North Texas. Her current scholarly projects are focused on documentary history and theory as well as the gangster genre in international cinema. She has published articles on authorship and performativity in documentary as well as various contributions and a book on the representation of the Mafia in Hollywood cinema.

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