Index

About Schmidt, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Antonioni, Michelangelo, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

Ashby, Hal, 1 , 2 , 3

auteur, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

Bederman, Gail, 1 , 2

Bingham, Dennis, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13.1-13.2

Bogart, Humphrey, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Bonnie and Clyde, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Brando, Marlon, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Bronson, Charles, 1.1-1.2

Cahiers du Cinema, 1

Canby, Vincent, 1 , 2

Carnal Knowledge

dislocation technique in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

hegemonic gender construction in, 1

journey film structure in, 1.1-1.2 , 2

mentor relationship in, 1 , 2.1-2.2

misogyny in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2

Cawelti, John G., 1.1-1.2

Chinatown

dislocation technique in, 1.1-1.2

impetus for, 1 , 2 , 3

misogyny in, 1 , 2

narcissism in, 1 , 2

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2

See also Evans, Robert See also film noir See also Gates, Philippa See also Polanski, Roman See also Towne, Robert

Comolli and Narboni, 1 , 2 , 3

Cook, David A., 1 , 2

Corey, Jeff, 1 , 2

Corman, Roger, 1 , 2 , 3

Crothers, Scatman, 1

Douglas, Michael, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Dunaway, Faye, 1 , 2

Dupin, C. Auguste, 1

Eastman, Carol, 1 , 2 , 3

Eastwood, Clint, 1.1-1.2

Easy Rider

and the New Hollywood, 1 , 2

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Nicholson’s role in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

white male hegemony in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

See also Hopper, Dennis

Eaton, Michael, 1

Ehrenreich, Barbara, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Elsaesser, Thomas, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

epic acting, 1 , 2 , 3

Evans, Robert, 1 , 2

Filene, Peter, 1.1-1.2 , 2

film noir, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2

Five Easy Pieces

antihero in, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

diner scene in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

dislocation technique in, 1 , 2 , 3

existentialism in, 1

impetus for, 1 , 2

journey film structure in, 1.1-1.2

“Life” vs. “Death” in, 1.1-1.2

misogyny in, 1

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10

See also Eastman, Carol See also Rafelson, Bob

Fletcher, Louise, 1 , 2

Forman, Milos, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

Foucault, Michel, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

French New Wave, 1 , 2

Gardner, Colin, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Gates, Philippa, 1 , 2.1-2.2

gender roles

hegemonic construction of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

in the 1950s, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

subversion of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12

Goldman, Bo, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

Holmes, Sherlock, 1

Hopper, Dennis, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Horwath, Alexander, 1 , 2

Huston, Anjelica, 1.1-1.2

Johnson, Diane, 1 , 2

Keathley, Christian, 1 , 2

King, Noel, 1

Knight, Sarah, 1

Kolker, Robert Phillip, 1 , 2

Kubrick, Stanley, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2

Landau, Martin, 1

The Last Detail

bar scene in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

dislocation technique, 1 , 2.1-2.2

hegemonic gender construction in, 1.1-1.2

journey film structure in, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

mentor relationship in, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Nicholson’s influence on, 1

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

See also Towne, Robert

Lev, Peter, 1 , 2

May, Elaine Tyler, 1 , 2.1-2.2

McDougal, Dennis, 1 , 2

McQueen, Steve, 1

method acting, 1 , 2 , 3

Midnight Cowboy, 1 , 2

Nichols, Mike, 1

Nicholson, Jack

as an auteur, 1.1-1.2

autobiographical influence, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

dislocation technique, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12.1-12.2

persona of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13 , 14 , 15.1-15.2 , 16 , 17.1-17.2 , 18 , 19.1-19.2

quotes by, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15.1-15.2

reflective qualities of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7

Oedipus, 1 , 2 , 3

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,

dislocation technique in, 1.1-1.2

mentor relationship in, 1.1-1.2

narcissism in, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Nicholson’s role in, 1 , 2

See also Douglas, Michael See also Forman, Milos See also Goldman, Bo See also Zaentz, Saul

The Passenger

antihero in, 1.1-1.2 , 2

existentialism in, 1

journey film structure in, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

“Life” vs. “Death” in, 1.1-1.2

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

See also Antonioni, Michelangelo

patriarchy, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Payne, Alexander, 1.1-1.2

See also About Schmidt

Penn, Arthur, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Polanski, Roman, 1 , 2 , 3

Rafelson, Bob, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

reflectors, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

resistors, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Rosenbaum, Ron, 1 , 2 , 3

rugged individualism, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Schrader, Paul, 1

Scorsese, Martin, 1 , 2 , 3

The Shining

dislocation technique in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Nicholson’s autobiographical influence on, 1

Nicholson’s performance in, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Nicholson’s persona in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7

white man’s burden in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

See also Johnson, Diane See also Kubrick, Stanley See also white man’s burden

A Streetcar Named Desire, 1

Taxi Driver, 1

Towne, Robert, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2

Vietnam War, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Watergate, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Wayne, John, 1 , 2

white man’s burden

in Carnal Knowledge, 1 , 2

in Chinatown 1.1-1.2 , 2

definition of, 1 , 2

in Five Easy Pieces, 1 , 2 , 3

Kipling’s poem, 1

in The Last Detail, 1 , 2

Nicholson’s autobiography and, 1

Nicholson’s persona and, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1

in The Shining, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2

subversion of, 1

Wood, Robin, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9.1-9.2

Zaentz, Saul, 1 , 2