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For others, neorealism took root in the U.S. in the fusion of film noir and progressive politics found in the postwar films of soon-to-be blacklisted directors such as Robert Rossen ( Body and Soul, 1947), Abraham Polonsky ( Force of Evil, 1948) and Jules Dassin ( Thieves’ Highway, 1949).
Jan 10, 2020 · For others, neorealism took root in the U.S. in the fusion of film noir and progressive politics found in the postwar films of soon-to-be blacklisted directors such as Robert Rossen ( Body and Soul, 1947), Abraham Polonsky ( Force of Evil, 1948) and Jules Dassin ( Thieves’ Highway, 1949).
Mar 19, 2009 · Roberto Rossellini, whose “Open City” and “Paisan” were the founding works of Italian neorealism, quickly understood the limits of neorealism—its emphasis on outer life at the expense of...
Jun 1, 2022 · In their notes for the first half, which ran in early 2020, Lipman and Malcolm credited filmmaker Thom Andersen (Los Angeles Plays Itself) with coining the term “American neorealism” and noted traces of the Italian version in such films as Robert Rossen’s Body and Soul (1947), Jules Dassin’s Thieves’ Highway (1949), Morris Engel’s ...
Jun 3, 2022 · American Neorealism, Part Two, 1984-2020 is a 12-night survey of independent films from the last four decades that vibrantly illustrates the continued relevance and vitality of the form. The series’ first part, American Neorealism, Part 1: 1948-1984, looked at Italian Neorealism’s direct echoes in the postwar era.
Mar 22, 2009 · In fact, there were plenty; see under film noir (the Jules Dassin retrospective currently at Film Forum offers some choice examples); also films by Abraham Polonsky (“Force of Evil”), Robert Rossen (“Body and Soul”), John Berry (“He Ran All the Way”). But the blacklist put a stop to much of it.
This is the first serious attempt to understand Rossen’s controversial career and assess his films. Author Alan Casty tackles the often frustrating paradoxes of a man whose fundamentally American films possess a darkness that, upon close inspection, reveal the complex ideology of their volatile director.
