WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/22006958

Italian and Irish Filmmakers in America Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese

Four major American Film directors are studied through the lens of their ethnicity.

Open All Close All

http://schema.org/about

http://schema.org/description

  • "Four major American Film directors are studied through the lens of their ethnicity."@en
  • """This penetrating study examines how these filmmakers confronted their cultural heritage and used it as a counterpoint to their depiction of mainstream America.""--American CinematographerIn this unique film history, Lee Lourdeaux traces the impact of Irish and Italian cultures on four major American directors and their work. Defining the core values and tensions within each culture, and especially focusing on the influence of American Catholicism, he presents John Ford, Frank Capra, Francis Coppola, and Martin Scorsese as ethnic Americans and film artists. Lourdeaux shows each filmma."@en

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en

http://schema.org/name

  • "Italian and Irish Filmmakers in America Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese"@en
  • "Italian and Irish filmmakers in America : Ford, Capra, Coppola and Scorsese"
  • "Italian and Irish filmmakers in America Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese"@en
  • "Italian and Irish filmmakers in America : Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese"