Screen LibraryThe Shawshank experience : tracking the history of the world's favorite movie /
"This book features an in-depth analysis of the world's most popular movie, The Shawshank Redemption, delving into issues such as: the significance of race in the film, its cinematic debt to earlier genres, the gothic influences at work in the movie, and the representation of Andy's p...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book features an in-depth analysis of the world's most popular movie, The Shawshank Redemption, delving into issues such as: the significance of race in the film, its cinematic debt to earlier genres, the gothic influences at work in the movie, and the representation of Andy's poster art as cross-gendered signifiers. In addition to exploring the film and novella from which it was adapted, this book also traces the history of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, which served as the film's central location, and its relationship to the movie's fictional critical success, inspiri |
| Carrier Form: | x, 235 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index. |
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9781137532138 1137532130 |
| Index Number: | PN1997 |
| CLC: | J905 |
| Call Number: | J905/G733 |