Rejecting the Ethnic Community in Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, and Scarface

Film scholars commonly suggest that the 1930s American movie gangster represented marginalized Italian and Irish-American film-goers, and that these gangsters provided a visual and aural outlet for ethnic audience frustrations with American societal mores. However, while movie gangsters clearly stru...

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Published in:The journal of religion and film
Main Author: Mead, Bryan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2016
In: The journal of religion and film
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Little Caesar / Public enemy (Film) / Scarface (Film) / Hero / Gangster / national minority / Affiliation with / Rejection of
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
ZB Sociology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Little Caesar
B Film
B Public Enemy
B Scarface
B Catholicism
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