How the World Remade Hollywood. Global Interpretations of 65 Iconic Films, Paperback - Ed Glaser

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Al Filreis recasts 1960 as a turning point to offer a groundbreaking account of postwar culture. He examines an eclectic group of artistic, literar...

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