Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies

Name: Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies
Brand: University of Texas Press
SKU: 9780292765825
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by Stephen Prince

University of Texas Press · 1998

A study of how explicit violence became common in American films, built around the work of director Sam Peckinpah and the social effects of screen brutality.

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Stephen Prince traces the rise of explicit violence in American cinema. He credits Sam Peckinpah with opening the door to graphic violence on screen, and he uses Peckinpah's career as the way into a larger story.

The book looks at the social effects of this violence and at how today's ultraviolent films relate to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practised. Prince presents Peckinpah as a serious artist whose handling of screen violence was tied to the social concerns of his time.

The book suits readers of film history, American cinema and the history of screen violence. Published by University of Texas Press. ISBN-13: 9780292765825.