Screen Hustles, Grifts and Stings : Stings, Grifts, Hustles and the Long Con
1st ed. 2015
by
A. Sargeant
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
113746688X
ISBN-13
9781137466884
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Pivot
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 15th, 2015
Print length
98 Pages
Weight
274 grams
Dimensions
14.70 x 22.40 x 1.50 cms
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Screen Hustles, Grifts and Stings identifies recurrent themes and techniques of the con film, suggests precedents in literature and discusses the perennial appeal of the con man for readers and viewers alike. The best con films, it is suggested, invite re-watching and reward the viewer accordingly: who is complicit and when?
Screen Hustles, Grifts and Stings identifies recurrent themes and techniques of the con film, suggests precedents in literature and discusses the perennial appeal of the con man for readers and viewers alike. Core studies span from film (Catch Me If You Can, Paper Moon, House of Games) to television (Hustle), from Noir (The Grifters) to Romantic Comedy (Gambit). Frequently, the execution of the con is only finely distinguishable from the conduct of a legitimate profession and, challengingly, a mark is often shown to be culpable in his or her undoing. The best con films, it is suggested, invite re-watching and reward the viewer accordingly: who is complicit and when? How and where is the con achieved? When is the viewer party to the con? And what, if any, moral is to be drawn?
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