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Analyzing Christmas in Film

Analyzing Christmas in Film

Analyzing Christmas in Film

Lauren Rosewarne

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2017
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Cultura popular
ISBN:
9781498541817

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Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural critically examines the way the holiday is portrayed on screen. From the secular to the sacred, the merry to the melancholic, the volumes unwraps close to 1000 films to explore what is revealed about culture, society, faith and festival.

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