Cinematic Uses of the Past

Cinematic Uses of the Past was first published in 1996. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long—unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

From the first, cinema has sustained a romance with the past. The nature of this attachment, and what it reveals about our culture, is the subject of Marcia Landy's book. Cinematic Uses of the Past looks at British, American, Italian, and African f...