Making The best years of our lives : the Hollywood classic that inspired a nation
(2022)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
791.4372/MACOR,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 791.4372/MACOR,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

195 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781477318911, 1477318917, 9781477318911
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Warstruck -- Every veteran a potential mental case -- The way home -- Underwater again -- Fade on kiss -- Pure emotional dynamite -- It's all the same fight -- A training film for all of us

"The book examines the making and reception of the film "The Best Years of Our Lives"; notable for its treatment of PTSD, the film brought conversation about this disorder (then called shell shock) to the forefront of post-war America, helping the nation reflect on the problems faced by returning servicemen and how best to help them reintegrate. The book also details how the movie was conceived, filmed, and received, as well as its influence on later films"--