This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson and Sam Peckinpah, among others, drew on a nostalgia for the gutter and donned bohemian personae, pulling on soiled shirts and scuffed boots, to better counter the glamour and phoniness of Tinseltown. With great care for the historical record and displaying a refined critical acuity, Peter Stanfield captures that pivotal moment when Hollywood tried to sell a begrimed vision of itself to the world.
| ISBN: | 9781789148626 |
| Publication date: | 13th May 2024 |
| Author: | Peter Stanfield |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Films, cinema Film: styles and genres |
This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson and Sam Peckinpah, among others, drew on a nostalgia for the gutter and donned bohemian personae, pulling on soiled shirts and scuffed boots, to better counter the glamour and phoniness of Tinseltown.
Dirty Real features in the following genres: Films, cinema, Film: styles and genres
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Dirty Real was written by Peter Stanfield and published by Reaktion Books
Dirty Real has 288 pages
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