Seduced by Mrs. Robinson
How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation
by Beverly Gray
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â[Gray] writes smartly and insightfully . . . The book as a whole offers a fascinating look at how this movie tells a timeless story.â âThe Washington Post
Mrs. Robinson, youâre trying to seduce me. Arenât 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 storyâa young man just out of college has an affair with one of his parentsâ friends and then runs off with her daughterâwould 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 âthe generation gap.â
Now, in time for this iconic filmâs 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 productionâincluding 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 Graduateâs huge influence on the future of filmmaking. And it explores how this unconventional movie rocked the late-sixties world, both reflecting and changing the eraâs views of sex, work, and marriage.
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- ISBN: 9781616207663
- File size: 4442 KB
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- ISBN: 9781616207663
- File size: 5370 KB
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- English
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