Cult Films as a Social Phenomenon in the 1950s

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Film Science, grade: A, San Diego State University, course: Cult Films - Weirdly Dramatic, language: English, abstract: The decade of the 1950s predominantly recalls ideas of conventionalism, conformity and gender boundaries. The home played an important role as an oasis of peace, retreat and security, thus the era is shaped by the widespread ideal of the suburban family. However, the notion of conformity and the idyll of the so-called 'nuclear fa ...