JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Western through a Monocle: Fritz Lang's Examination of Western Mythology.

  • Published In: JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies, 2023, v. 63, n. 1. P. 80 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Roberts, Justin J. 3 of 3

Abstract

In his Westerns The Return of Frank James (1940), Western Union (1941), and Rancho Notorious (1952), director Fritz Lang interrogated Western genre tropes. By examining the theatricality of Westerns, the presentation of Native Americans in Westerns, and the frames used by Western storytellers, Lang questioned the nature of Hollywood Westerns. Later filmmakers, particularly Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood, have shown their debt to Lang's films by alluding to them in their own films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies. 2023/10, Vol. 63, Issue 1, p80
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2578-4900
  • DOI:10.1353/cj.2023.a910939
  • Accession Number:173438113
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