Table of Contents

1. An American Tragedy - Theodore Dreiser 2. A Monstrous Challenge to American Society - Sergei Eisenstein 3. A Courtroom Drama - Josef von Sternberg 4. Let the Audience See His Desire - George Stevens 5. Afterword

Promotional Information

Also available in paperback, 9781845206659 GBP17.99 (November, 2007)

About the Author

Mandy Merck is Professor of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has edited the film and television journal Screen and the Channel 4 television series Out on Tuesday. Her books include Perversions: Deviant Readings, In Your Face: Nine Sexual Studies, The Art of Tracey Emin (co-edited with Chris Townsend) and a new collection of critical studies, America First: Naming the Nation in US Film.

Reviews

"Rigorously researched and told with a perceptive eye for human and cinematic detail, Mandy Merck's book provides a fascinating insight into behind the scenes Hollywood as well as a unique, historical, account of the creative processes and institutional problems involved in novel to screen adaptation." Laura Mulvey