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9/21/09 Shandley’s new book puts spotlight on film industry’s fondness for Europe after WWII
- Robert R. Shandley, associate professor of German and interim director of film studies, examines how a significant shift in production values in Post-WWII Hollywood yielded some of the era’s most memorable films in his new book, Runaway Romances (Temple University Press, 2009).
Shandley’s new book puts spotlight on film industry’s fondness for Europe after WWII
In his new book, Runaway Romances (Temple University Press, 2009), Robert R. Shandley, associate professor of German and interim director of film studies, examines how the Hollywood film industry translated its Post WWII infatuation with European culture into some of the era’s most memorable films.
In the book, Shandley explains that Hollywood, which was strapped for cash after World War II, was able to accomplish this by utilizing a variety of production techniques including location shooting and widescreen processes to enhance the cinematic experience, establishing a new model for Hollywood filmmaking.
Shandley examines films such as To Catch a Thief, Three Coins in the Fountain and Funny Face that enticed viewers to visit faraway places for romantic escapades. Also, films such as A Foreign Affair and I Was a Male War Bride considered what it means to have American troops living abroad.
Robert R. Shandley received his Ph.D. in German and comparative literature from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1995. In that same year, Shandley joined the Texas A&M faculty as an assistant professor of German.
For more on Runaway Romances, visit http: //www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2003_reg.html.
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