American Gangster Cinema

From Little Caesar to Pulp Fiction

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by Fran Mason

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Gangster films

Keywords

gangster films, 1930s, Hollywood, sociology

Publishing date

2002

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

Collection

Crime Files

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 228 pages
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-333-68466-4
978-0-333-68466-5

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Book Presentation:
Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism, and technology. With a close examination of many films from Scarface an Public Enemy to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, this book provides a fascinating insight into a topical and popular subject.

About the Author:
Fran Mason is Field Leader of Contemporary Cultural Studies and Teacher of Film and Cultural Studies, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester.

Press Reviews:
'...extremely well-researched and very useful...a must for film-buffs.' - Cercles

See the publisher website: Palgrave MacMillan