Home Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong by Martha P. Nochimson (ISBN: 9781405163712)

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong Paperback - 2007 - 1st Edition

Name: Dying to Belong : Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong
Price: 5.01 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Nochimson, Martha P
ISBN: 9781405163712

by Martha P. Nochimson

Browse more copies for sale ↓

From the publisher

This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions.

Illuminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism
Contends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against-the-grain reactions to the central fable of modern democracies that promise immigrant (and other) outsiders that they can become social insiders
Clarifies crucial and fascinating differences between American and Hong Kong approaches to enjoining the discussion of immigrant histories by placing them in counterpoint with each other
Draws on a range of American films, ranging from Public Enemy and Scarface to Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, and The Godfather
Explores a number of Hong Kong's 21st century gangster films, including Andrew Lau's great trilogy, Infernal Affairs, and Election and Election 2, directed by Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To
Concludes with an exclusive interview with The Sopranos' creator, David Chase

From the rear cover

Dying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral - -even dangerous - -type of entertainment. By examining a broad range of films spanning several decades, Martha Nochimson deftly illustrates the darker, more substantial themes of dislocation and disorientation which define true gangster films.

From Little Caesar and The Godfather to The Sopranos, the gangster's tale is that of an immigrant outsider looking in. The shock the gangster film delivers is not just in its physical violence, but in its perspective on the confusing and illusory promises of upward social mobility given to newcomers in Hollywood and Hong Kong. Here, classic screen traditions are explored using a new definition of the gangster genre. Offering no excuses for gangster behavior, Dying to Belong nevertheless highlights the disturbing resemblances of these "wild, bad men" to the straight citizens of two immigrant nations, in what is sure to be a controversial analysis of films that have historically been dismissed as part of a frivolous action genre.

Details

Title Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong
Author Martha P. Nochimson
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Date April 15, 2007
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781405163712 / 1405163712
Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
Dimensions 8.94 x 6.04 x 0.67 in (22.71 x 15.34 x 1.70 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Gangster films - United States - History and, Gangster films - China - Hong Kong - History
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007003771
Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

About the author

Martha P. Nochimson has taught in the Department of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and at Mercy College, where she developed and chaired a program in Film Studies, and she is the author of four other books, including her internationally acclaimed studies The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood (1997); Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007); No End to Her: Soap Opera and the Female Subject; and Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. Dr. Nochimson has been invited to appear on television in her capacity as a film and media critic in the United States, Canada, and France, and she has covered international film festivals in New York, Montreal, and Istanbul for over a decade. Her numerous articles about world film and interviews of major directors have appeared in Cineaste, Film Quarterly, and The New Review of Film and Television Studies. Further information is available at her website www.marthapnochimson.com.

More Copies for Sale

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Dying to Belong : Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong

by Nochimson, Martha P

Used

Condition

Used - Good

ISBN 10 / ISBN 13

9781405163712 / 1405163712

Quantity Available

Seller

Better World Books Ltd

Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom

Seller rating:

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Item Price

$5.01

$10.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Item Price

$5.01

$10.00 shipping to USA

Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong

by Martha P. Nochimson

New
Paperback

Condition

New

Binding

Paperback

ISBN 10 / ISBN 13

9781405163712 / 1405163712

Quantity Available

Seller

The Saint Bookstore

Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Seller rating:

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Item Price

$41.92

$12.63 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:

Paperback / softback. New. Dying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral - even dangerous - type of entertainment.