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The Tunnel at the End of the Light: Essays on Movies and Politics
The Tunnel at the End of the Light Essays on Movies and Politics Author:Jim Shepard The first book of nonfiction from one of our great fiction writers.Given that most Americans proudly consider themselves non-political, where do our notions of collective responsibility come from? Why do we believe, for example, that our country always means well when intervening abroad? And why do we defend that idea more fiercely than other n... more »ationalities?The Tunnel at the End of the Light argues that some of our most persistent and destructive assumptions, in that regard, might come from the movies. Shepard weaves close readings of film, cultural criticism, and personal essay to explore the ways in which movies work so ubiquitously to reflect how Americans think and act. He examines how we enter into conversations with specific genres and movies?Chinatown, The Third Man, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Badlands among others?in order to construct, refine, and circulate our most cherished illusions about ourselves.« less