Malone, Aubrey

Shane - Paramount's Classic - Western (hardback)

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ISBN 13:: 9781629336855
author:: Malone, Aubrey
format:: Hardback
publisher:: BearManor Media
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 184
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Film & Video,
Condition:: New
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Shane is a masterpiece of tone and technique that captures the essence of Hollywood's Golden Age. Directed by George Stevens, this atmospheric valentine to an era explores themes of love, loyalty, and redemption against the majestic backdrop of Wyoming's Teton peaks. The film tells two separate dramas: one of a young boy's journey from childhood to manhood, mirrored in the story of a mysterious stranger who rides into a valley to purge it of evil. Alan Ladd gives an emblematic performance as Shane, while Jean Arthur and Van Heflin deliver standout roles as the woman he falls in love with but cannot have, and her decent husband. This book provides a detailed analysis of the film, drawing on rare sources and copiously illustrated with stills from the movie and candid shots of the stars.

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