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Rio Bravo Paperback - 2003

by Robin Wood

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This volume is a study of the classic western film 'Rio Bravo', which, according to the author, remains 'beyond politics, as an argument as to why we should all want to go on living'.

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Rio Bravo forms a loose trilogy with "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) and "To Have and Have Not" (1944), which treats key Hawks themes of self-respect and friendship with exquisite subtlety, comedy and tenderness. "Rio Bravo," however, is the definitive rendition of these themes. For Robin Wood, it may be the greatest American film, the epitome of the collaborative art of the studio system, characterized by marvellous performances from Hollywood legends and relative newcomers alike; and by Hawks's complete understanding of classical filmmaking techniques.

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  • Title Rio Bravo
  • Author Robin Wood
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 88
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher British Film Institute, United Kingdom
  • Publication date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780851709666 / 0851709664
  • Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.72 x 5.12 x 0.27 in (19.61 x 13.00 x 0.69 cm)
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004353284
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

About the author

Robin Wood is the author of many pioneering books on the cinema, among them Howard Hawks (1968/81) Hitchcock's Films Revisited (1969/2002) and Sexual Politics and Narrative Film: Hollywood and Beyond (1998).

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