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PUBLISHER: McFarland & Co Inc

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781476664101

RRP: £39.95

PAGES: 138

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 30, 2018

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The Hero and the Grave: The Theme of Death in the Films of John Ford, Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone

Alireza Vahdani

The theme of death is an essential component of film narrative, particularly in how it affects the hero. Filmmakers from different cultures and backgrounds have developed distinct yet archetypical perspectives on death and the protagonist’s response. Focusing on Western and Japanese period genre films, the author examines the work of John Ford (1894-1973), Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) and Sergio Leone (1929-1989) and finds similarities regarding death’s impact on the hero’s sense of morality.

Alireza Vahdani

Alireza Vahdani lives in Oxford, United Kingdom.

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