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- Title
Graves and Images: "Once Upon a Time in America" and the Unmaking of Jewish Memory.
- Authors
Freedman, Jonathan
- Abstract
The article critiques the film "Once Upon a Time in America" directed by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro, with particular focus given to Leone's deconstruction of nostalgic and idealized representations of Jewish life in New York City in the early 20th century. The author's assertion that the narrative of Jewish upward mobility is a cynical creation of the mainstream American entertainment industry is also examined.
- Subjects
ONCE Upon a Time in America (Film); LEONE, Sergio, 1929-1989; DE Niro, Robert, 1943-; JEWS in motion pictures; SOCIAL mobility
- Publication
TDR: The Drama Review (MIT Press), 2011, Vol 55, Issue 3, p124
- ISSN
1054-2043
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1162/DRAM_a_00102