Description |
288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Series |
Creation cinema collection ; 15
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Contents |
Introduction / Jack Sargeant, Stephanie Watson -- Western / Stephanie Watson -- "El topo" / Stephen Barber -- Pulp noir on the road / Geraint Bryan -- Biker movies / Jim Morton -- "Easy rider" / Alastair Daniel -- "Two lane blacktop" / Adam Webb -- "Vanishing point" / Jack Sargeant -- Antipodes : Australia / Jonathan Rayner -- Antipodes : New Zealand / Ian Conrich -- Horror on the highway / Jim Morton -- Vampire road movies / Omayra Cruz, Ray Guins -- Killer couples / Jack Sargeant -- "Thelma & Louise" / Alastair Daniel -- Queens of the road / Estella Tincknell -- Travelling children / Kay Dickinson -- Road as river / David Sorfa -- British road movies / Susan Picken -- Wim Wenders and the road / Ian Garwood -- David Lynch and the road / Stuart Mitchell -- "Weekend" / Peter Rojas -- Road in SF film / Karl Phillips -- "Crash" / Mikita Brottman, Christopher Sharrett -- Index of films |
Analysis |
ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE (AT, Stephan Elliott, 1994) |
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AGUIRRE, DER ZORN GOTTES (GW, Werner Herzog, 1972) |
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ALICE IN DEN STADTEN (GW, Wim Wenders, 1973) |
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APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) |
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BACKROADS (AT, Philip Noyce, 1977) |
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BADLANDS (US, Terrence Malick, 1973) |
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BLUE VELVET (US, David Lynch, 1986) |
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BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) |
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BUTTERFLY KISS (UK, Michael Winterbottom, 1995) |
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CARS THAT ATE PARIS, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1974) |
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CRASH (CN, David Cronenberg, 1996) |
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DELIVERANCE (US, John Boorman, 1972) |
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EASY RIDER (US, Dennis Hopper, 1969) |
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EL TOPO (MX, Alexando Jodorowsky, 1971) |
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F.J. HOLDEN, THE (AT, Michael Thornhill, 1977) |
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FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (US, Robert Rodriquez, 1996) |
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GALLIVANT (UK, Andrew Kotting, 1996) |
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GUN CRAZY (US, Joseph H. Lewis, 1949) |
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HEAVEN'S BURNING (AT, Craig Lahiff, 1997) |
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HIMMEL UBER BERLIN, DER (GW/FR, Wim Wenders, 1987) |
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HORROR FILMS |
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I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (US, Howard Hawks, 1949) |
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IM LAUF DER ZEIT (GW, Wim Wenders, 1976) |
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JETEE, LA (FR, Chris Marker, 1963) |
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JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (US, John Carpenter, 1998) |
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KALIFORNIA (US, Dominic Sena, 1993) |
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KISS OR KILL (AT, Bill Bennett, 1997) |
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LOST HIGHWAY (US, David Lynch, 1996) |
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LYNCH, DAVID |
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MAD MAX [...] (AT, 1979-85) |
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MATRIX, THE (US, Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski, 1999) |
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MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (US, Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943) |
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MOTORCYCLE FILMS |
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NATURAL BORN KILLERS (US, Oliver Stone, 1994) |
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NEAR DARK (US, Kathryn Bigelow, 1987) |
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NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (US, Charles Laughton, 1955) |
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ROAD MOVIES |
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SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS |
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THELMA & LOUISE (US, Ridley Scott, 1991) |
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THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (US, Nicholas Ray, 1949) |
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TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (US, Beeban Kidron, 1995) |
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TRUE ROMANCE (US, Tony Scott, 1993) |
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TWO LANE BLACKTOP (US, Monte Hellman, 1971) |
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VAMPIRE FILMS |
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VANISHING POINT (UK, Richard C. Sarafian, 1971) |
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WALKABOUT (UK, Nicolas Roeg, 1971) |
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WEEK-END (FR/IT, Jean-Luc Godard, 1968) |
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WESTERNS |
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WILD AT HEART (US, David Lynch, 1990) |
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WILD BUNCH, THE (US, Sam Peckinpah, 1969) |
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WIZARD OF OZ, THE (US, Victor Fleming, 1939) |
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Wenders, Wim |
Notes |
Title from cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Motion pictures -- Australia.
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Motion pictures -- England.
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Motion pictures -- New Zealand.
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Motion pictures -- United States.
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Road films -- History and criticism.
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Road films.
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Author |
Sargeant, Jack.
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Watson, Stephanie.
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LC no. |
00002089 |
ISBN |
1871592682 |
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