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Storytelling in the New Hollywood

This chapter is in the book Storytelling in the New Hollywood

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
1 Modern Classicism 1
2 Tootsie 50
3 Back to the Future 77
4 The Silence of the Lambs 103
5 Groundhog Day 131
6 Desperately Seeking Susan 155
7 Amadeus 177
8 The Hunt for Red October 213
9 Parenthood 248
10 Alien 283
11 Hannah and Her Sisters 307
12 Hopes and Fears for Hollywood 335
Appendix A Large-Scale Portions of Classical Films 355
Appendix B Bombs, or What Makes Bad Films Bad? 363
Notes 369
Index 393

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674267787-toc

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
1 Modern Classicism 1
2 Tootsie 50
3 Back to the Future 77
4 The Silence of the Lambs 103
5 Groundhog Day 131
6 Desperately Seeking Susan 155
7 Amadeus 177
8 The Hunt for Red October 213
9 Parenthood 248
10 Alien 283
11 Hannah and Her Sisters 307
12 Hopes and Fears for Hollywood 335
Appendix A Large-Scale Portions of Classical Films 355
Appendix B Bombs, or What Makes Bad Films Bad? 363
Notes 369
Index 393

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