Cinema in Post-War Belgium
- Nyhet
Rebuilding Screens and Identities, 1944-1967
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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First comprehensive history of Belgian cinema in the post-war decades.Between the liberation of 1944 and the mid-1960s, cinema in Belgium was both booming and fragile. Film theatres across the country attracted record audiences and were rebuilt into dazzling spaces, while local film production remained a precarious enterprise. This book brings that paradoxical landscape to life. It explores cinephile culture and institutional developments alongside popular comedies, art documentaries, colonial films, industrial productions and experimental shorts. Sixteen chapters show how cinema related to Belgium’s shifting identities in a period of reconstruction and transition. The book also challenges long-standing notions of a linguistic divide within Belgian cinema, showing that in the decades before regional film policies emerged, filmmakers and audiences largely operated within a shared national film culture. Generously illustrated and grounded in fresh archival research, this is the first comprehensive history of Belgian cinema in the post-war decades. Situating Belgian cinema within wider cultural, political and international contexts, it offers a compelling resource for film historians, cultural scholars, and heritage institutions.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2026-05-20
- Mått155 x 233 x undefined mm
- Vikt454 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- FörlagLeuven University Press
- ISBN9789462705173
