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Rachel Hayward & Ellen Smith
States of danger and deceit [PDF ebook]
The European political thriller in the 1970s

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States of danger and deceit places key films (Z (1969), The Mattei Affair (1972), State of Siege (1972), The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Illustrious Corpses (1976)) and filmmakers (Costa-Gavras, Elio Petri, Francesco Rosi, Volker Schlondorff) from across Europe into their historical, political and social contexts before considering the ways they have impacted upon politically engaged filmmakers since. Presented in a dossier format, made up of shorter engaging pieces, this volume offers a series of contextualisations and detailed explorations of significant examples of the political thriller from across Europe.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9781526176455 ● Editor Rachel Hayward & Ellen Smith ● Publisher Manchester University Press ● Published 2024 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 10026837 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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