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Levy, Emanuel, 1947-

Cinema of outsiders : the rise of American independent film / - New York : New York University Press, ©1999. - xiii, 601 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-571) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- The new American independent cinema -- Cinema of outsiders -- Fathers and sons -- Regional cinema -- The New York school of Indies -- The resurrection of noir -- Comedy and satire: tackling taboos -- Drama: challenging stereotypes -- Cinema of diversity -- Female/feminist sensibility -- The new African American cinema -- The new gay and lesbian cinema -- Conclusion: independent films now.

'Cinema of Outsiders' is the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present.

ISBN: 0814751237 9780814751237 0814751245 9780814751244

LCCN: 99006746

Nat. Bib. No.: GB99V9172 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Experimental films--History and criticism.--United States
Low budget films--United States.
Independent filmmakers--United States--Biography.
Independent filmmakers--Biography.--United States
Cinéma underground--Histoire et critique.--États-Unis
Films à petit budget--États-Unis.
Cinéastes indépendants--Biographies.--États-Unis
Cinéastes indépendants--États-Unis--Biographies.
Experimental films.
Independent filmmakers.
Low budget films.
Films.
Experimentele filmkunst.
Filmindustrie.
Experimental films--History and criticism.--United States
Low budget films--United States.
Independent filmmakers--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.E96 / L43 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/3

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 791.4(73)