The Best Years of Our Lives: Social Engineering and Friedhofer's 'Populist' Film Score

Culbert asserts that the film The Best Years of Our Lives is an example of social engineering, using the tools of mass media to shape public opinion. The film retains value not only as a splendid piece of filmmaking, but also as a visual document of US history in the time immediately after World War...

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Published in:Historical journal of film, radio, and television radio, and television, 2006-06, Vol.26 (2), p.227-233
Main Author: Culbert, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
Historical text analysis
Mass media
Motion pictures
Public opinion
Social change
World War II
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Summary:Culbert asserts that the film The Best Years of Our Lives is an example of social engineering, using the tools of mass media to shape public opinion. The film retains value not only as a splendid piece of filmmaking, but also as a visual document of US history in the time immediately after World War II.
ISSN:0143-9685
1465-3451
DOI:10.1080/01439680600691750