Dana Polan's study of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind explores its significance within New Hollywood and science fiction. He presents the film as an allegory of the cinematic experience, examining its production history and how it challenges traditional American values while offering new perspectives on masculinity and the American Dream.
Dana B. Polan Reihenfolge der Bücher
Dana Polan ist ein führender Gelehrter im Bereich Film- und Medienwissenschaften. Seine Arbeit befasst sich mit den komplexen Wegen, auf denen Film- und Fernseh-Erzählungen unser Weltverständnis prägen und komplexe Themen erforschen. Polans kritischer Ansatz untersucht die kulturelle Bedeutung und die theoretischen Grundlagen des visuellen Geschichtenerzählens.






- 2024
- 2021
Dreams of Flight
- 288 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
Introduction -- Engineering The great escape : from book to film (and in-between) -- Tunneling in : The great escape : style, theme, and structure -- After-lives -- Appendix : "It really happened".
- 2020
The LEGO Movie
- 216 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
In this first book on The LEGO Movie, renowned film and TV scholar Dana Polan shows how, through irony, savvy self-awareness, and knowingness about the culture industry, the blockbuster animated film makes for essential cinema.
- 2000
Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of Pulp Fiction. He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the narrative accomplishment and complexity. In addition, Polan argues that macho attitudes celebrated in film are much more complex than they seem. schovat popis
- 1986