Age of the Dream Palace

Cinema and Society in 1930s Britain

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvJeffrey Richards,UK) Richards, Jeffrey (Lancaster University

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The period between the two world wars is often named 'the golden age of the cinema' in Britain. This definitive and entertaining book on the cinema and cinema-goers of the era is herewith reissued with a new Introduction. Jeffrey Richards, described by Philip French as 'a shrewd critic, a compulsive moviegoer, and a professional historian', tells the absorbing story of the cinema during the decade that produced Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, the musicals of Jessie Matthews and Alexander Korda's epics. He examines the role of going to the pictures in people's lives during a tough period when, in the sumptuous buildings that housed local cinemas, people regularly spent a few pence to purchase ready-made dreams watching Gracie Fields, Robert Donat and the other stars of the day. He scrutinizes the film industry, censorship, cinema's influence, the nature of the star system and its images, as well as the films themselves, including the visions of Britain, British history and society that they created and represented.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-01-05
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt564 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCinema and Society
Antal sidor408
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781848851221

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AcknowledgmentsNew IntroductionPart 1 The Context1 Going to the Pictures2 The Dream Merchants3 'The Devil's Camera'4 'Our Movie-made Children'Part 2 The Constraints5 The Aims and Principles of Censorship6 Censorship in Operation: Domestic Policy7 Censorship in Operation: Foreign Policy8 Censorship in Operation: Imperial PolicyPart 3 The Stars9 Stars10 Gracie Fields: Consensus Personified11 George Formby: The Road from Wigan Pier12 Jessie Matthews: The Dancing Divinity13 The Romantic Adventurer: Robert Donat and Leslie HowardPart 4 The Films14 Putting Britain on the Screen15 Visions of the Past - Messages for the Present16 Images of Peace and War17 Class and Consensus: Lower Down18 Class and Consensus: Higher UpConclusionsNotesSourcesGeneral IndexIndex of Film Titles

'Jeffrey Richards is admirably equipped to look at the forces shaping the British film industry in the 1930s and to interpret sympathetically a body of films traditionally mocked for their class-bound attitudes... he is full of original insights and illuminating comparisons.' - Philip French, 'Observer'; 'For those with an interest in British Cinema such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable book is a godsend.' - Robert Murphy, 'Sight and Sound'