یک ماجرای خارجی: فیلم‌های آمریکایی بیلی وایلدر (فیلم اروپا، جلد پنجم)

With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute s list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Film historians and critics, as well as his colleagues, have consistently celebrated Wilder as an American master from the classic studio era. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish émigré from Central Europe? To study Wilder s work is to examine the reworking of several rich and varied cultural sensibilities, shaped by his experience of displacement. This book underscores these complexities, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low. With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish émigré from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low. "With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Still, how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish emigre from Central Europe? This book analyzes this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment, yet with a keen awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde. As the author shows, it is the unique combinations for which Wilder is famous."--Jacket A Foreign Affair 1 Table of Contents 7 List of Illustrations 9 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 13 Chapter 1. An Accented Cinema 18 Chapter 2. The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice 42 Chapter 3. In the Ruins of Berlin 66 Chapter 4. Ghosting Hollywood 88 Chapter 5. All Dressed Up and Running Wild 112 Chapter 6. Being a Mensch in the Administered World 137 Chapter 7. In the Closet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 159 Chronology 179 Filmography 182 Bibliography 194 Index 203 An Accented Cinema -- The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice : Double Indemnity -- In The Ruins Of Berlin : A Foreign Affair -- Ghosting Hollywood : Sunset Boulevard (1950) And Fedora -- All Dressed Up And Running Wild : Some Like It Hot -- Being A Mensch In The Administered World : The Apartment -- In The Closet Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes. Gerd Gemünden. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [182]-190) And Index. With six Academy Awards, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish emigre from Central Europe? This work projects Wilder as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture.