Strangers In Paradise: The Hollywood Emigres 1933-1950
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When the shadow of Nazi tyranny fell across Europe in the 1930s, a remarkable wave of artists, directors, composers, and actors fled their homelands and converged on Hollywood — transforming American cinema in ways that are still felt today. Strangers in Paradise chronicles the lives and careers of these European emigres who, between 1933 and 1950, brought their distinctive sensibilities to an industry hungry for talent, reshaping film noir, the musical, and dramatic cinema with an unmistakably continental sophistication. John Russell Taylor brings rigorous scholarship and vivid storytelling to bear on this extraordinary cultural migration, profiling luminaries such as Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Marlene Dietrich as they navigated the collision between Old World artistry and New World commerce. Taylor's prose is authoritative yet accessible, painting a nuanced portrait of displacement, reinvention, and genius — leaving the reader to wonder how different the golden age of Hollywood might have looked without its strangers in paradise.
Author: John Russell Taylor
Format: Hardback
Genre: Movies & entertainment
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When the shadow of Nazi tyranny fell across Europe in the 1930s, a remarkable wave of artists, directors, composers, and actors fled their homelands and converged on Hollywood — transforming American cinema in ways that are still felt today. Strangers in Paradise chronicles the lives and careers of these European emigres who, between 1933 and 1950, brought their distinctive sensibilities to an industry hungry for talent, reshaping film noir, the musical, and dramatic cinema with an unmistakably continental sophistication. John Russell Taylor brings rigorous scholarship and vivid storytelling to bear on this extraordinary cultural migration, profiling luminaries such as Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Marlene Dietrich as they navigated the collision between Old World artistry and New World commerce. Taylor's prose is authoritative yet accessible, painting a nuanced portrait of displacement, reinvention, and genius — leaving the reader to wonder how different the golden age of Hollywood might have looked without its strangers in paradise.