The Brains: "Lansky" and Bad Immigrants in the Movies and Politics

Autor/in	Beck, Bernard
Titel	The Brains: "Lansky" and Bad Immigrants in the Movies and Politics
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 24 (2022) 1, S.32-35 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
DOI	10.1080/15210960.2022.2031835
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Films; Crime; Subcultures; Jews; Criminals; Organizations (Groups); Ethnic Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Film; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Subculture; Subkultur; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Straftäter; Ethnie
Abstract	The movie "Lansky" presents a version of the memoirs of Meyer Lansky, a central figure in the origin and management of the national crime syndicate. The development of the Syndicate accompanies the story of Lansky's life and career. The evolution from a traditional to a modern organization is discussed as an example of the use by criminal organizations and the immigrant subcultures they are based in. These movies are cited in discussing the treatment of immigrants and their subcultures by generations of moviemakers. The depiction of Jewish and Italian involvement in American criminal organizations is discussed. The processes of modernization and Americanization in immigrant criminal communities and the way they are shown in movies are described. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01