The Right Stuff |
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| Author:
| Charity, Tom |
| Series title: | BFI Film Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85170-624-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | BFI Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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This study places The Right Stuff in the historical context of the political history of the Space Race. It explores director Philip Kaufman's subversive adventurism, his mastery of cinematic form, and the way in which the film combines the mythology of the Western with counter-cultural concerns.
This study places The Right Stuff in the historical context of the political history of the Space Race. It explores director Philip Kaufman's subversive adventurism, his mastery of cinematic form, and the way in which the film combines the mythology of the Western with counter-cultural concerns.