"Davis tackles the large issue of how the moving picture industry has portrayed slaves in five major motion pictures spanning four generations. The potential of film to narrate the historical past in an effective and meaningful way, with insistence on loyalty to the evidence, is assessed in five films: Spartacus (1960), Burn! (1969), The Last Supper (1976), Amistad (1997), and Beloved (1998).". "Slaves on Screen is based in part on interviews with the Nobel prize-winning author of Beloved, Toni Morrison, and with Manuel Moreno Fraginals, the historical consultant for The Last Supper."--BOOK…
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Editions
4 editions · 2 languages
Paperback · English · 2002
Harvard University Press · 176 pages · 9780674008212
Other · English · 2000
Vintage Canada · 164 pages · 9780679310235
Other · English · 2000
Harvard University Press · 164 pages · 9780674004443
Paperback · Spanish · 2020
Esclavos en pantalla
Libros Corrientes · 202 pages · 9788412134315
Slavery in motion picturesHistorical filmsHistory and criticismFilm criticismSlavery in literatureMotion picturesSocial aspects
