Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society Nicole Rafter
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Download Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society New York: Oxford University Press. For research, she watched roughly 400 movies. Details for "Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part . Mar 17, 2014 - In the first comprehensive study of its kind, well-known criminologist Nicole Rafter examines the relationship between society and crime films from the perspectives of criminal justice, film history and technique, and sociology. Apr 18, 2014 - Acclaimed German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder is the subject of a comprehensive two-part retrospective taking place at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this year. Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society book download. Jan 2, 2014 - Shots in the mirror: Crime films and society (1st ed.) New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc. Jul 29, 2013 - Monday, 29 July 2013 at 12:55. Dec 3, 2009 - Her next book, an examination of how criminal theories are played out in films, “Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society,” was published in 2000. Jun 14, 2011 - By allowing its protagonist, Patrick Bateman, to endlessly reflect upon his place in society (“I just want to fit in”), and upon his image in mirrors (Nick James called the film “a fetishised hall of mirrors for mirror men” (23)), American Psycho makes narcissism We catch glimpses of Bateman in long shot as he passes through the space, then watch as he administers his obsessive daily ablutions and conducts the ritual of his exercise regime. Shots In The Mirror: Crime Films And Society. When Franz befriends the mysterious crook Bruno (Ulli Lommel), the two go on a small but frenzied crime spree of theft and murder, along with Franz's prostitute girlfriend Joanna (Hanna Schygulla).