Truth and Lives on Film The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium

As early as the Silent Era, movie studios were sued over depictions of real people and events. Filmmakers have always altered the details of true stories and actual persons, living or dead, to make narratives more workable and characters more compelling. When truth and fantasy become inextricably mixed, the effect on people's lives can be significant, even devastating.This expanded second edition presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers. Seventeen courtroom dramas are given fact-versus-fiction analyses, and the The Perfect Storm (1991) is covered in extensive detail. A concluding chapter is devoted to actors who became so identified with fictionalized characters that they sought exclusive rights to those personas.

ISBN:	9781476688237
Publisher:	McFarland
Imprint:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published date:	30 Jul 2022
DEWEY:	791.436554
DEWEY edition:	23/eng/20220523
Language:	English
Number of pages:	x, 262
Weight:	318g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	18mm

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