Prison Movies

Cinema Behind Bars

By: Kevin Kehrwald

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Paperback | 14 January 2017 | Edition Number 1

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Prison Movies follows the public fascination with incarceration from the silent era to today. The prison film precedes the gangster film and is in many ways its opposite, focusing on already-fallen characters seeking redemption. At their core, prison films are about self-preservation under oppressive circumstances. The enclosed world of the prison is a highly effective microcosm, one that forces characters and audiences to confront vexing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality.

The portrayal of men and women behind bars has thrived because it deals with such fundamental human themes as freedom, individuality, power, justice, and mercy. Films examined in this volume include The Big House (1930), I Want to Live! (1958), The Defiant Ones (1958), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Midnight Express (1978), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Starred Up (2013).

About the Author

Kevin Kehrwald is professor of English and coordinator of the film studies program at Frostburg State University.

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