Scenes Through the Rearview Mirror
1970S New York and the Cultural and Spatial Influence of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11353221 |
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| Authors | Andrea Lyn Glass (0000-0003-1494-2755, University of Delaware, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 211-218 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/01956051.2017.1365044 |
| OpenAlex | W2772631632 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article shows how specific groups are politicizing Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver to counter gentrification and urban renewal in New York City. Using current cultural references, I argue that the visual snapshot of New York's past that is captured on film is what has become Taxi Driver's most romanticized feature
Aesthetics · Art · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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