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Autore: | Field Amanda J. |
Titolo: | Next Train's Gone! : Will Hay : an alternative view of British National identity |
Pubblicazione: | Gosport, [England] : , : Chaplin Books, , 2015 |
©2015 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (29 p.) |
Disciplina: | 791.430232 |
Soggetto topico: | Motion pictures - Production and direction |
Cinematography | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Includes filmography. | |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Next Train's Gone!; Will Hay: An Alternative View of British National Identity; Additional Media; Illustrations; Back Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available |
Sommario/riassunto: | In the 1930s, British film producers and critics championed the idea of 'quality' pictures - thoughtful, intelligent films that would project a particular and positive view of Britain. The result was to drive a wedge between 'national' cinema (which reflected middle-class values) and 'popular' cinema (which reflected the working-class values of the majority of cinema audiences). 'Popular' became a term of abuse, particularly directed at comedies, whose roots often lay in music-hall. A very d... |
Titolo autorizzato: | Next Train's Gone |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817057103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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