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4 de dez. de 2007 · Elmer Gantry. Sinclair Lewis. Penguin, Dec 4, 2007 - Fiction - 496 pages. Sinclair Lewis’ world-famous satire of religious hypocrisy and the excesses of the Roaring ʼ20s. Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be “invited” to a ...
Elmer Gantry è la storia di un uomo senza scrupoli che riesce ad arrivare al successo sfruttando il fanatismo religioso e la semplice fede delle persone comuni. Nel 1960 ne è stato tratto un bel film dal titolo omonimo, interpretato da Burt Lancaster, da Jean Simmons nella parte della predicatrice vagante Sharon Falconer e molto efficacemente dal bravo Arthur Kennedy che veste il ruolo di un ...
Elmer Gantry, novel by Sinclair Lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion that caused an uproar upon its publication in 1927. The title character of Elmer Gantry starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering Baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a
Elmer Gantry ist ein sozialkritischer Entwicklungsroman des Literaturnobelpreisträgers Sinclair Lewis aus dem Jahr 1927. Inhalt [ Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten ] Der satirische Roman schildert den Aufstieg Elmer Gantrys bis in die Spitze des religiösen Managements der protestantischen Denominationen in den USA.
26 de jul. de 2019 · Directed by Richard Brooks. With Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons and Arthur Kennedy.Elmer Gantry Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3SqwqEiElmer Gantry Blu-ray : https:/...
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“Mas é toscamente atraente e – embora exaustivo – nunca entediante. Quando Lancaster interpreta um personagem amplamente exagerado como Gantry, você não consegue tirar os olhos dele, e Simmons é uma das mais mansamente imponentes atrizes que Hollywood já teve.” Entre Deus e o Diabo/Elmer Gantry. De Richard Brooks, EUA, 1960
Elmer Gantry was considered sexually provocative for its time, and, although no ratings system was then in place, the studio made it clear that the movie should be avoided by anyone under age 16. The script by Richard Brooks , who also directed the film, was notable for its treatment of hypocrisy and opportunism while avoiding excessive moralizing.
