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Author:
Taves, Brian, 1959- author.
Title:
Hollywood presents Jules Verne : the father of science fiction on screen / Brian Taves.
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Verne, Jules,--1828-1905--Film adaptations.
Film adaptations--United States--History and criticism.
Science fiction films--United States--History and criticism.
Verne, Jules,--1828-1905.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: how a French author met Hollywood -- The silents -- Searching for a popular approach, 1925-1945 -- Creating a style, 1946-1955 -- Establishing a mythos as the Verne cycle begins, 1956-1959 -- The height of the Verne cycle, 1960-1962 -- The cycle changes, 1963-1971 -- Toward a new aesthetic, 1972-1979 -- The wandering trail, 1981-1993 -- The revival, 1993-1996 -- Telefilms and miniseries reign, 1997-1999 -- Biography or pastiche, 2000-2003 -- Dismal reiterations, 2004-2008 -- A new formulation, 2008-present -- Epilogue.
Series:
Screen classics
ISBN:
0813161126
9780813161129
OCLC:
(OCoLC)893452438
LCCN:
2015011279
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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