Background
Dana Polan was born on December 31, 1953, in France.
75005 Paris, France
In 1980 Polan received a Doctorat D'Etat from Sorbonne Nouvelle University in 1985.
Ithaca, NY 14850, United States
In 1975 Polan got a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University.
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
In 1980 Polan received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University.
Ithaca, NY 14850, United States
In 1975 Polan got a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University.
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
In 1980 Polan received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University.
75005 Paris, France
In 1980 Polan received a Doctorat D'Etat from Sorbonne Nouvelle University in 1985.
(A post-structural analysis of Hollywood films from the 19...)
A post-structural analysis of Hollywood films from the 1940s, with a particular focus on those meant to inspire the Allied forces during World War II.
https://www.amazon.com/Power-and-Paranoia/dp/0231923848/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1&keywords=Dana+Polan&qid=1599554482&sr=8-15
1986
("I was born when she kissed me; lived a few short weeks w...)
"I was born when she kissed me; lived a few short weeks while she loved me; I died when she left me." These bittersweet lines from In a Lonely Place are a fitting epitaph for the doomed romance at the center of this powerful Hollywood drama. Humphrey Bogart, in one of his most memorable performances, plays Dix, the hard-bitten and cynical screenwriter who falls for the glamorous Laurel (Gloria Grahame). But Dix has a violent streak in him, and though he's finally absolved of the murder he's accused of, the love affair cannot survive.
https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Place-BFI-Film-Classics/dp/0851703607/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=In+a+Lonely+Place+dana&qid=1599554895&sr=8-2
1994
(Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of ...)
Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of 'Pulp Fiction.' He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the narrative accomplishment and complexity. In addition, Polan argues that macho attitudes celebrated in the film are much more complex than they seem.
https://www.amazon.com/Pulp-Fiction-BFI-Modern-Classics/dp/0851708080/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dana+Polan+Pulp+Fiction&qid=1599554757&sr=8-1
2000
(With the phenomenal success of "The Piano" (1993), Jane C...)
With the phenomenal success of "The Piano" (1993), Jane Campion became revered by many as the leading female film director of the 1990s. In this book, Dana Polan examines the phenomenon of "The Piano" and how it develops from the early shorts and first features which evoke an often surreal and critical distanced style of looking at everyday issues. Looking at all of Campion's work before and since, including "Holy Smoke" (1999), which returned again to the battleground of gender politics, the author concludes his survey of the director's work by offering some hypotheses about the erotic thriller "The Cut" (2001) whilst asking what variety of approaches to the study of directors might now be fruitful.
https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Campion-Dana-Polan/dp/0851708579/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=Dana+Polan&qid=1599554482&sr=8-13
2001
(This engaging book chronicles the first classes on the ar...)
This engaging book chronicles the first classes on the art and industry of cinema and the colorful pioneers who taught wrote and advocated on behalf of the new art form. Using extensive archival research, Dana Polan looks at, for example, Columbia University’s early classes on Photoplay Composition; lectures at the New School for Social Research by famed movie historian Terry Ramsay; the film industry’s sponsorship of a business course on film at Harvard; and attempts by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create programs of professionalized education at the University of Southern California, Stanford, and elsewhere. Polan examines a wide range of thinkers who engaged with the new art of film, from Marxist Harry Alan Potamkin to sociologist Frederic Thrasher to Great Books advocates Mortimer Adler and Mark Van Doren.
https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Instruction-Dana-Polan/dp/0520249631/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1599554823&sr=8-1
2007
https://www.amazon.com/Sopranos-Spin-Offs-Dana-Polan/dp/0822344106/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=Dana+Polan&qid=1599554482&sr=8-7
2009
(Julia Child’s TV show, The French Chef, was extraordinari...)
Julia Child’s TV show, The French Chef, was extraordinarily popular during its broadcast from 1963 until 1973. Child became a cultural icon in the 1960s, and, in the years since, she and her show have remained enduring influences on American cooking, American television, and American culture. In this concise book, Dana Polan considers what made Child’s program such a success. It was not the first televised cooking show, but it did define and popularize the genre. Polan examines the development of the show, its day-to-day production, and its critical and fan reception. He argues that The French Chef changed the conventions of television’s culinary culture by rendering personality indispensable. Child was energetic and enthusiastic, and her cooking lessons were never just about food preparation, although she was an effective and unpretentious instructor. They were also about social mobility, the discovery of foreign culture, and personal enjoyment and fulfillment that promised to transcend domestic drudgery. Polan situates Julia Child and The French Chef in their historical and cultural moment, while never losing sight of Child’s unique personality and captivating on-air presence. Julia Child’s TV show, The French Chef, was extraordinarily popular during its broadcast from 1963 until 1973. Child became a cultural icon in the 1960s, and, in the years since, she and her show have remained enduring influences on American cooking, American television, and American culture. In this concise book, Dana Polan considers what made Child’s program such a success. It was not the first televised cooking show, but it did define and popularize the genre. Polan examines the development of the show, its day-to-day production, and its critical and fan reception. He argues that The French Chef changed the conventions of television’s culinary culture by rendering personality indispensable. Child was energetic and enthusiastic, and her cooking lessons were never just about food preparation, although she was an effective and unpretentious instructor. They were also about social mobility, the discovery of foreign culture, and a personal enjoyment and fulfillment that promised to transcend domestic drudgery. Polan situates Julia Child and The French Chef in their historical and cultural moment, while never losing sight of Child’s unique personality and captivating on-air presence.
https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Childs-French-Chef-Spin/dp/0822348594/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1599554482&sr=8-14
2011
Dana Polan was born on December 31, 1953, in France.
In 1975 Polan got a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University. In 1980 he received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University and a Doctorat d'Etat in Letters from Sorbonne Nouvelle University in 1985.
Dana Polan is a Professor of Cinema Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. He is a former president of the Society for Cinema Studies, the professional society for film, and a former editor of its publication, Cinema Journal.
He is the author of eight books in film and media and approximately 200 essays, reviews, and review essays.
In 1985 "The Political Language of Film and the Avant-Garde" was published. Polan has written and collected a series of essays on theorists and filmmakers for this treatise, with a focus on political film and how its meaning is produced.
In 1986 Dana published "Power and Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950." In this book, he presents a post-structural analysis of Hollywood films from the 1940s, with a particular focus on those meant to inspire the Allied forces during World War II.
Polan's film criticism "In a Lonely Place" (1994) analyzes that classic film, which starred Humphrey Bogart as the cynical screenwriter who falls for a glamorous woman. Polan reveals the autobiographical undertones of Nicholas Ray. the film's director. He also illustrates that the film - one of the first to mix the genre of drama and comedy - uses the genre blend to portray a compelling love story.
In the early 1990s, Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the popular film "Pulp Fiction," starring John Travolta. The film defined American cinema in the 1990s for many people. Polan attempts to unlock the style and technique in the movie in his book of the same title "Pulp Fiction" (2000). He demonstrates how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the film's considerable narrative accomplishment and complexity.
Director Jane Campion surprised movie-goers with her phenomenally successful film "The Piano" in 1993. Prior to this, she was considered an "artsy" director. With "The Piano" came a new reputation for Campion, one that spotlighted her ability to combine emotionalism and the representation of feminine fantasy onscreen. Polan wrote the first full-length study of Campion. In this book called "Jane Campion," Polan examines the phenomenon of "The Piano" and how it developed a surreal and distanced way of looking at everyday issues. Though he spends a great deal of time analyzing this particular movie, he also examines how Campion's post-Piano has work fared, using "The Piano" as the standard by which all her subsequent films are measured.
In 2009 "The Sopranos" was published. Dana Polan asserts early in this analysis of the hit show, in which he sets out to clarify the impact and importance of the series in both its cultural and media-industry contexts. Polan combines a close and extended reading of the show itself - and of select episodes and scenes - with broader attention to the social landscape with which it is in dialogue. For Polan, "The Sopranos" is a work of playful irony that complicates simplistic attempts to grasp its meanings and values.
In 2011 he published "Julia Child's The French Chef." In this concise book, Dana Polan considers what made Child's program such a success. It was not the first televised cooking show, but it did define and popularize the genre. Polan examines the development of the show, its day-to-day production, and its critical and fan reception. He argues that "The French Chef" changed the conventions of television's culinary culture by rendering personality indispensable.
Dana Polan is an outstanding and prolific educator and author. He has written numerous volumes on film theory and criticism, earning him a solid reputation in academic circles. He has been knighted by the French Ministry of Culture for contributions to cross-cultural exchange, and in 2003, was selected as one of that year's two Academy Foundation Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
(This engaging book chronicles the first classes on the ar...)
2007(A post-structural analysis of Hollywood films from the 19...)
1986(With the phenomenal success of "The Piano" (1993), Jane C...)
2001(Julia Child’s TV show, The French Chef, was extraordinari...)
2011("I was born when she kissed me; lived a few short weeks w...)
1994(Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of ...)
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