Reel rituals
ritual occasions from baptisms to funerals in Hollywood films, 1945-1995
by Parley Ann Boswell and Paul Loukides
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"Major ritual occasions of weddings, baptisms, bar mitzvahs, funerals, graduations and birthday parties appear in hundreds of popular films produced by Hollywood throughout the 20th century. This study suggests that these stock scenes are more significant to American film than we might have thought.
This book examines the tension between authentic ritual occasions and an event on film that is often twisted or devoid of meaning, and suggests that this complex ambivalence toward ritual occasions in American film is related to other ritualized conventions in American movies and American culture."--BOOK JACKET.
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Rites and ceremonies in motion pictures, Films, cinema, Performing Arts, Motion Pictures (Specific Aspects), Pop Arts / Pop Culture, Cinema/Film: Book, Rites and ceremonies in motion, Film & Video - History & Criticism, Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture - General, Social Science / Popular Culture, Film & Video - General, Film, Ritus, Zeremonie, Ritual, Konvention, Kultur| Edition | Availability |
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Reel rituals: ritual occasions from baptisms to funerals in Hollywood films, 1945-1995
1999, Bowling Green State University Popular Press
in English
0879727918 9780879727918
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Reel Rituals: Ritual Occasions from Baptisms to Funerals in Hollywood Films, 1945-1995
January 1, 1999, Popular Press 1
Hardcover
in English
0879727918 9780879727918
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Reel Rituals: Ritual Occasions from Baptisms to Funerals in Hollywood Films, 1945-1995
January 1, 1999, Popular Press 1
Paperback
in English
0879727926 9780879727925
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Filmography: p. 123-130
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index
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