Sunshine in the Dark: Florida in the Movies

by Susan J. Fernandez and Robert P Ingalls

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Florida has been the location and subject of hundreds of feature films, from Cocoanuts (1929) to Monster (2004). Portraying the state and its people from the silent era to the present, these films have explored the multitude of Florida images and cliches that have captured the public's imagination--a nature lover's paradise, a wildlife refuge, a tourist destination, home to the ""cracker,"" and a haven for the retired, the rich, the immigrant, and the criminal. Sunshine in the Dark is the first complete study of how the movie industry has immortalized Florida’s extraordinary scenery, characters, and history on celluloid.

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  • ISBN10 0813068746
  • ISBN13 9780813068749
  • Publish Date 31 May 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of Florida
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Language English