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Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads
50 of Film's Most Evocative Objects - An Illustrated Journey
- 114 pages
- English
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Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads
50 of Film's Most Evocative Objects - An Illustrated Journey
About this book
Dorothy's ruby slippers. Michael Myers's mask. Marilyn Monroe's billowy white dress. Indiana Jones's trusty hat. These objects are icons of popular culture synonymous with the films they appear in, and, at long last, a book has come along that sorts and chronicles fifty of them.
Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads presents incisive discussion of fifty of the most significant objects in cinema history and explores their importance within their films and within the popular imagination. With original full color illustrations, this book surveys objects from a range of genres, from the birth of cinema to the present day.
Curated and written by a prominent film critic who routinely writes for some of the leading publications in the English language, as well as broadcasts for the BBC, Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads is the only book of its kind. With a fascinating, original, and instantly understandable concept, it will find grateful audiences in film buffs around the world.
Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads presents incisive discussion of fifty of the most significant objects in cinema history and explores their importance within their films and within the popular imagination. With original full color illustrations, this book surveys objects from a range of genres, from the birth of cinema to the present day.
Curated and written by a prominent film critic who routinely writes for some of the leading publications in the English language, as well as broadcasts for the BBC, Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads is the only book of its kind. With a fascinating, original, and instantly understandable concept, it will find grateful audiences in film buffs around the world.
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Table of contents
- FrontCover
- Title
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Objects
- The Clock on the Skyscraper in Safety Last! (1923)
- The Baby Carriage on the Steps in Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- Maria the Robot in Metropolis (1927)
- The Ruby Slippers in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Floating Globe in The Great Dictator (1940)
- The Maltese Falcon in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- The Rosebud Sled in Citizen Kane (1941)
- The Letters of Transit in Casablanca (1942)
- The Portrait of Laura Hunt in Laura (1944)
- Harold Russell’s Metal Hands in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- The Escalator between Heaven and Earth in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- The Camera with a Telescopic Lens in Rear Window (1954)
- Marilyn Monroe’s White Dress in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
- The Red Balloon in The Red Balloon (1956)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- The Chess Set in The Seventh Seal (1957)
- Apu’s Manuscript in The World of Apu (1959)
- Mrs Robinson’s Stockings in The Graduate (1967)
- The Cosmic Cup of Coffee in Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1967)
- The Alien Monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- The Harmonica in Once Upon A Time in the West (1968)
- Rooster Cogburn’s Eye Patch in True Grit (1969)
- The 44 Magnum in Dirty Harry (1971)
- Charlie’s Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- The Horse’s Head in The Godfather (1972)
- BackCover