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Americans flocked to the movies in 1945 and 1946ùthe center point of the three-decade heyday of the studio system's sound era. Why? Best Years is a panoramic study, shining light on this critical juncture in American historyand the history of American cinemaùthe end of World War II (1945) and a year of unprecedented success in Hollywood's "Golden Age" (1946). This unique time, the last year of war and the first full year of peace, provides a rich blend of cinema genres and typesùfrom the battlefront to the home front, the peace film to the woman's film, psychological drama, and the period's provocative new style, film noir. Best Years focuses on films that were famous, infamous, forgotten, and unforgettable. Big budget A-films, road shows, and familiar series share the spotlight. From Bergman and Grant in Notorious to Abbott and Costello in Lost in a Harem, Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron examine why the bond between screen and viewer was perhaps never tighter. Paying special attention to the movie-going public in key cities--Atlanta, New York, Boston, Honolulu, and Chicago--this ambitious work takes us on a cinematic journey to recapture a magical time.

Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Motion pictures -- United States. --- United States -- In motion pictures. --- Motion pictures --- Music, Dance, Drama & Film --- Film --- History

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Etats-Unis -- Au cinéma --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- United States -- In motion pictures --- United States in motion pictures --- Verenigde Staten -- In de film --- Verenigde Staten in de film --- United States --- Anti-Americanism --- In popular culture --- In mass media --- Arab countries --- Foreign public opinion, Arab --- Relations --- Anti-amerikanisme --- In literature --- United States - In popular culture --- United States - In mass media --- Anti-Americanism - Arab countries --- United States - Foreign public opinion, Arab --- United States - Relations - Arab countries --- Arab countries - Relations - United States

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History of North America --- Film --- United States --- Etats-Unis -- Au cinéma --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- Presidenten in de film --- Presidents in motion pictures --- Présidents au cinéma --- United States -- In motion pictures --- United States in motion pictures --- Verenigde Staten -- In de film --- Verenigde Staten in de film --- #SBIB:309H1320 --- #SBIB:033.AANKOOP --- Historical films --- -Presidents --- -Presidency --- Heads of state --- Executive power --- Motion pictures --- De filmische boodschap: algemene werken (met inbegrip van algemeen filmhistorische werken en filmhistorische werken per land) --- History and criticism --- History --- In motion pictures. --- Presidents --- History and criticism. --- History. --- -De filmische boodschap: algemene werken (met inbegrip van algemeen filmhistorische werken en filmhistorische werken per land) --- United States of America

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Biopics—films that chronicle the lives of famous and notorious figures from our national history—have long been one of Hollywood's most popular and important genres, offering viewers various understandings of American national identity. Invented Lives, Imagined Communities provides the first full-length examination of US biopics, focusing on key releases in American cinema while treating recent developments in three fields: cinema studies, particularly the history of Hollywood; national identity studies dealing with the American experience; and scholarship devoted to modernity and postmodernity. Films discussed include Houdini, Patton, The Great White Hope, Bound for Glory, Ed Wood, Basquiat, Pollock, Sylvia, Kinsey, Fur, Milk, J. Edgar, and Lincoln, and the book pays special attention to the crucial generic plot along which biopics traverse and showcase American lives, even as they modify the various notions of the national character.

Biographical films --- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures. --- Motion pictures --- Bio-pics --- Biographical videos --- Biopics --- Film biographies --- Screen biographies --- Biography --- History and criticism. --- United States --- In motion pictures. --- History and criticism --- National characteristics [American ] in literature --- United States in motion pictures