Mr. Carter Goes to Washington
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11352950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allen Rostron (University of Missouri–Kansas City, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 57-67 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Popular Film and Television (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6051 • E-ISSN: 1930-6458 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01956059709602751 |
| OpenAlex | W2057548341 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Jimmy Carter's presidency began like Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), as the tale of an idealistic and innocent outsider making his way from a humble small town to the nation's capital. Following that promising beginning, disappointment and frustration followed. The story of Carter's undoing found reflection in several films of that era, particularly "...And Justice for All" (1979), "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" (1979), and "Brubaker" (1980). Each concerns an idealistic hero whose uncompromised good intentions cannot prosper. These films capture a unique period when events tested America's enduring belief in the efficacy of virtue
Art · Disappointment · Environmental ethics · HERO · Literature · Political science · Presidency · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Undoing · Virtue · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |