The Midnight Express Phenomenon: The International Reception of the Film Midnight Express (1978-2004)

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The Midnight Express Phenomenon

The International Reception of the Film Midnight Express (1978-2004)

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2010

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This book studies the film The Midnight Express and analyses how it has negatively altered perceptions of Turkey until the present.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	7
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
1. THE EMERGENCE OF MIDNIGHT EXPRESS AS A FILM AND PHENOMENON Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
2. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS AS AN "EASTERN" AND ORIENTALIST DISCOURSE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	45
3. INITIAL RECEPTION OF MIDNIGHT EXPRESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
4. THE MIDDLE YEARS: MIDNIGHT EXPRESS IN THE 1980s AND 1990s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
5. CURRENT RECEPTION OF MIDNIGHT EXPRESS: VIEWER COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
APPENDIX A - CORRECTIVE TURKISH VIEWER COMMENT (IMDb) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	143
APPENDIX B - MARGINAL RESPONSE (IMDb) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	144
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	146

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June 24, 2010

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9781463225735

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155

eBook ISBN: 9781463225735