ISBN: 9780823297740
Editorial: Empire State Editions
Autor: Rosenzweig, Phil
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 314
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Review...[A] fascinating book about Rose’s masterpiece... ― The Economist[W]e’re in [Rosenzweig's] debt for bringing the virtues of this imperishable movie before us once again ― and not a moment too soon. ― Los Angeles Review of BooksReginald Rose was one of the architects of an exciting era of powerful, socially conscious dramas using the new medium of television. Phil Rosenzweig's compelling book recounts the struggles and successes of a time that brought issues like human rights, urban poverty, abortion and racial justice into our living rooms and daily conversations.---Glenn Frankel, author of Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark ClassicAn engaging, insightful study of a landmark film and its surprisingly long-term impact.---Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate” Became the Touchstone of a GenerationA detailed account of the cauldron of creativity, placing the reader into the early days of television, a period that gave rise to some of the most celebrated talents of the mid-20th century. Absorbing . . . the reconstruction of Rose’s jury service was fascinating.---Aubrey Solomon, Television writer and film historianPhil Rosenzweig's excellent book tells the story of Reginald Rose, the chief creator of two of American pop culture's most enduring law-related works - the film 12 Angry Men and the television series The Defenders. More so than any other works of the mid-twentieth century, 12 Angry Men and The Defenders capture both the inspiring promise and the endangered status of the proverbial rule of law.---David Ray Papke, Marquette UniversityA very smart look at the influence of one particular television show and its movie version on many different, and surprising, parts of society, not only in America, but around the world.---Tom Stempel, Professor Emeritus in Film at Los Angeles City College, author of Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television WritingDrawing on his extensive research and years of teaching management courses, the author traces the evolution of one of the most celebrated dramas of the 20th century in this first biography of NYC’s Reginald Rose (a lead writer in the mid-century’s Golden Age of Television) and study of his courtroom masterpiece championing socially conscious themes of legal justice and civil rights . . . the book is filled with fascinating information, photos, and insights into the man and his work’s socio-historical context. ― DC Metro Theater ArtsThis book by Phil Rosenzweig tells two stories: the life of Reginald Rose, and how '12 Angry Men' became a classic that sits on the American Film Institute’s list of the best movies ever made.---Penny A Parrish, The Free Lance-StarThe untold story behind one of America’s greatest dramasIn early 1957, a low-budget black-and-white movie opened across the United States. Consisting of little more than a dozen men arguing in a dingy room, it was a failure at the box office and soon faded from view.Today, 12 Angry Men is acclaimed as a movie classic, revered by the critics, beloved by the public, and widely performed as a stage play, touching audiences around the world. It is also a favorite of the legal profession for its portrayal of ordinary citizens reaching a just verdict and widely taught for its depiction of group dynamics and human relations. Few twentieth-century American dramatic works have had the acclaim and impact of 12 Angry Men.Reginald Rose and the Journey of “12 Angry Men” tells two stories: the life of a great writer and the journey of his most famous work, one that ultimately outshined its author. More than any writer in the Golden Age of Television, Reginald Rose took up vital social issues of the day―from racial prejudice to juvenile delinquency to civil liberties―and made them accessible to a wide audience. His 1960s series, The Defenders, was the finest drama of its age and set the standa
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