With the publication of “The Cinematic Challenge, Filming Colonial America volume 3 – The International Era 1976-2000,” John P. Harty Jr., ’69, has completed his decade-long goal of publishing a complete history of the production of films about Colonial America released in the 20th century.
He has tried to give a clear, objective presentation of both the consensus and progressive interpretations of the Colonial period as represented in the motion pictures “Revolution,” “The Black Robe,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “The Broken Chain” and “The Patriot.”
Harty believes that by relating these Colonial films to the broader historical and cultural context within which they were made it will enable readers to better understand why so few Colonial films were produced and how difficult the road was to critical and financial success. Volume 3 is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other retailers. Harty is a regular guest contributor to the international film magazine Cinema Retro, which is read in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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