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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779580003321

Autore

Shiel Mark

Titolo

Hollywood cinema and the real Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Shiel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2012

ISBN

1-86189-940-8

1-299-19107-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Disciplina

791.430979494

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History

Motion pictures - Production and direction - California - Los Angeles - History

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History

Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century

Los Angeles (Calif.) In motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Trace; 2. Navigation; 3. The Simulacrum; 4. Geopolitical Pressure Point; Epilogue; Appendix; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Hollywood cinema and Los Angeles cannot be understood apart. Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles traces the interaction of the real city, its movie business, and filmed image, focusing on the crucial period from the construction of the first studios in the 1910's to the decline of the studio system fifty years later.As Los Angeles gradually became one of the ten largest cities in the world, the film industry made key contributions to its rapid growth and frequent crises in economic, social, political and cultural life. Whether filmmakers engaged with the real city o