STRUCTURAL FILM, MONDO NEW HOLLYWOOD, AND THE VIOLENT IMAGE: A Discussion with Sheldon Renan.
The article focuses on the documentary *The Killing of America* (1982), directed by Sheldon Renan, which examines the United States' relationship with violence through a compilation of real footage from various violent incidents, spanning from the assassination of JFK to John Lennon. Initially deeme...
| Publicado en: | Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film & Television no. 88; pp. 83 - 94 |
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University of Texas Press
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