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Runaway Romances: Hollywood's Postwar Tour of Europe

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ISBN-10:: 1592139450
ISBN-13:: 9781592139453
Pub. Date:: 06/15/2009
Publisher:: Temple University Press

ISBN-10:: 1592139450
ISBN-13:: 9781592139453
Pub. Date:: 06/15/2009
Publisher:: Temple University Press

Runaway Romances: Hollywood's Postwar Tour of Europe

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ISBN-13:	9781592139453
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	06/15/2009
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Robert R. Shandley is Associate Professor of Film Studies and German at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich (Temple) and editor of Unwilling Germans? The Goldhagen Debate.

Preface
Introduction
1. Hollywood’s Move Abroad
2. How Rome Saved Hollywood
3. Foreign Affairs: Metaphors of Transatlantic Relations
4. Tourists with Big Cameras: Widescreen Runaways and Class Mobility
5. Marrying the Enemy: The Occupation Romance
6. The End of the European Romance
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
Photographs follow page 110

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QUOTE: “Shandley's careful analysis is informed by a wealth of relevant historical and critical studies. Runaway Romances is both conceptually interesting and original and it is a meaningful scholarly addition to the field.”—Antje Ascheid, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Georgia, and author of Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema (Temple)

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Shandley (film studies & German, Texas A&M Univ.; Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich) makes the case for what he calls runaway or travelog romances as a legitimate film genre. Shot and (for budgetary reasons) finished in Europe and elsewhere outside the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s, these films take place primarily in post-World War II Europe. Many of the films from this time period that come to mind, like Roman Holiday, Three Coins in the Fountain, Funny Face, and To Catch a Thief, are discussed here. As Shandley observes, "While not the first runaway film with a contemporary setting, Roman Holiday provided a production and narrative model off which many other films would build." In this well-researched book, he devotes chapters to the "occupation romance" and the use of widescreen and also includes an extensive bibliography. Shandley even cites items from the Paramount Production Records Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. A useful-if a bit brief and pricey-analysis; recommended for academic libraries.
—Barb Kundanis

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