Jerry Lewis

177 Pages·2009·1.756 MB·English

by  Chris Fujiwara

C O N T E M P O R A R Y F I L M D I R E C T O R S
Jerry Lewis
Chris Fujiwara
Jerry Lewis
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Contemporary Film Directors
Edited by James Naremore
The Contemporary Film Directors series provides concise,
well-written introductions to directors from around the
world and from every level of the film industry. Its chief
aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists,
to give serious critical attention to their work, and to il-
lustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary cinema.
Contributors to the series include an array of internationally
respected critics and academics. Each volume contains
an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview
with the director, and a detailed filmography.
A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book.
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Jerry Lewis
Chris Fujiwara
University
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ChICago
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Frontispiece: The Errand Boy
© 2009 by Chris Fujiwara
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
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∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fujiwara, Chris.
Jerry Lewis / Chris Fujiwara.
p. cm. — (Contemporary film directors)
Includes filmography.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-252-03497-8 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-252-07679-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Lewis, Jerry, 1926—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title.
PN1998.3.L46825F85 2009
791.43'028'092—dc22 2009026686
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Contents
AN AMERICAN DREAM | 1
A Structural Cinema 10
The Performance of Identity 18
Saying No to No 34
Oedipus Is No Problem 44
How to Undo Things with Words 58
Lewisian Space 67
The Frame and Its Obstructions 78
Lewisian Time 86
Sound 91
The Total Filmmaker 97
An Interview with Jerry Lewis | 101
Filmography | 135
Bibliography | 147
Index | 151
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