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Seduced by Mrs. Robinson by Beverly Gray
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"[Gray] writes smartly and insightfully . . . The book as a whole offers a fascinating look at how this movie tells a timeless story." --The Washington Post
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?
When The Graduate premiered in December 1967, its filmmakers had only modest expectations for what seemed to be a small, sexy art-house comedy adapted from an obscure first novel by an eccentric twenty-four-year-old. There was little indication that this offbeat story--a young man just out of college has an affair with one of his parents' friends and then runs off with her daughter--would turn out to be a monster hit, with an extended run in theaters and seven Academy Award nominations.
The film catapulted an unknown actor, Dustin Hoffman, to stardom with a role that is now permanently engraved in our collective memory. While turning the word plastics into shorthand for soulless work and a corporate, consumer culture, The Graduate sparked a national debate about what was starting to be called "the generation gap."
Now, in time for this iconic film's fiftieth birthday, author Beverly Gray offers up a smart close reading of the film itself as well as vivid, never-before-revealed details from behind the scenes of the production--including all the drama and decision-making of the cast and crew. For movie buffs and pop culture fanatics, Seduced by Mrs. Robinson brings to light The Graduate's huge influence on the future of filmmaking. And it explores how this unconventional movie rocked the late-sixties world, both reflecting and changing the era's views of sex, work, and marriage.
"[Gray] writes smartly and insightfully . . . The book as a whole offers a fascinating look at how this movie tells a timeless story." --The Washington Post
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?
When The Graduate premiered in December 1967, its filmmakers had only modest expectations for what seemed to be a small, sexy art-house comedy adapted from an obscure first novel by an eccentric twenty-four-year-old. There was little indication that this offbeat story--a young man just out of college has an affair with one of his parents' friends and then runs off with her daughter--would turn out to be a monster hit, with an extended run in theaters and seven Academy Award nominations.
The film catapulted an unknown actor, Dustin Hoffman, to stardom with a role that is now permanently engraved in our collective memory. While turning the word plastics into shorthand for soulless work and a corporate, consumer culture, The Graduate sparked a national debate about what was starting to be called "the generation gap."
Now, in time for this iconic film's fiftieth birthday, author Beverly Gray offers up a smart close reading of the film itself as well as vivid, never-before-revealed details from behind the scenes of the production--including all the drama and decision-making of the cast and crew. For movie buffs and pop culture fanatics, Seduced by Mrs. Robinson brings to light The Graduate's huge influence on the future of filmmaking. And it explores how this unconventional movie rocked the late-sixties world, both reflecting and changing the era's views of sex, work, and marriage.
Beverly Gray spent nearly a decade in the film industry after getting her PhD in American literature from UCLA, where she worked as Roger Corman's story editor for both New World Pictures and Concorde-New Horizons Pictures. She is a screenwriting workshop leader for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program and has covered the entertainment sector for the Hollywood Reporter. Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers is Gray's first book, and Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon is his second. ...and up and upwards. She resides in the city of Santa Monica, California. Beverly Gray's website address is beverlygray.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781616206161 |
| ISBN 10 | 1616206160 |
| Title | Seduced by Mrs. Robinson |
| Author | Beverly Gray |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Algonquin Books |
| Year published | 2017-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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