a04-260114003011015-000Red Purge Hollywood: A Chronicle of Blacklisted Filmmakers Who Challenged the Red Scare System by Haruhiko Uejima, Sakuhinsha
In the 1950s, amidst the red scare storm raging in America, how did left-wing screenwriters, directors, and actors fight back, and what works did they leave behind? This is the definitive, complete work on red purge research, meticulously uncovering and clearly documenting this hidden history.
[Enthusiastically Praised by Shigehiko Hasumi!]"Red Purge Hollywood," which meticulously traces the complex and essential relationship between the American Communist Party and cinema through the words and actions of screenwriters who became victims of the "red scare," is a masterpiece that film fans must read. Haruhiko Uejima's determination, believing that he had to write this to fully comprehend the 20th century, sharply strikes at the complacency of Heisei Japan.At the same time, the book becomes suddenly more interesting from the point where Philip Yordan, who seems unrelated to socialism, and the mysterious King brothers appear, revealing the optimistic absurdity of American cinema that shifts to a different level from the seriousness of the situation. I offer my heartfelt applause for the author's skillful technique in capturing this. - Shigehiko Hasumi (Film Critic)
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