Films for the Humanities and Sciences

The Great Gatsby

What lies at the heart of America’s perennial fascination with Jay Gatsby and his world? In this program, Jackson Bryer, of the University of Maryland; Henry Allen, culture critic for The Washington Post; writers Alfred Kazin and Tobias Wolff; Sam Waterston, costar in the 1974 production of The Great Gatsby; and others discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, and the Jazz Age. Topics include characterization and symbolism in the novel as well as social stratification, consumerism, and the cult of celebrity in American society. Stills and film clips from movie and TV adaptations combine with archival footage and photos to provide a sense of time and place. A Discovery University Production. (53 minutes)

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Item#: BVL11314
Copyright date: ©1997
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-3151-1
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-5758-0


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