The American success myth on film

Description:

" In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America"--

subjects: Motion pictures,  Work in motion pictures,  PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism,  Social mobility in motion pictures,  PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General,  Myth in motion pictures,  Success in motion pictures,  Success,  Motion pictures, united states,  National characteristics, American, in motion pictures,  Success in popular culture,  American Dream,  ART,  Film & Video,  PERFORMING ARTS,  Reference,  Individual film directors, film-makers,  Film: styles & genres,  Film theory & criticism

Places: United States