British Cinema of the 1950s
The Decline of Deference
Seiten
2003
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-815934-6 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-815934-6 (ISBN)
In this history of 1950s British cinema, Sue Harper and Vincent Porter explore the effects of social, cultural, and economic change on the 1950s film industry in Britain, looking in particular at the impact of the rise of television, successive changes in government policy, and the collapse of the studio system.
In this definitive and long-awaited history of 1950s British cinema, Sue Harper and Vincent Porter draw extensively on previously unknown archive material to chart the growing rejection of post-war deference by both film-makers and cinema audiences. Competition from television and successive changes in government policy all forced the production industry to become more market-sensitive. The films produced by Rank and Ealing, many of which harked back to wartime structures of feeling, were challenged by those backed by Anglo-Amalgamated and Hammer. The latter knew how to address the rebellious feelings and growing sexual discontents of a new generation of consumers. Even the British Board of Film Censors had to adopt a more liberal attitude. The collapse of the studio system also meant that the screenwriters and the art directors had to cede creative control to a new generation of independent producers and film directors. Harper and Porter explore the effects of these social, cultural, industrial, and economic changes on 1950s British cinema.
In this definitive and long-awaited history of 1950s British cinema, Sue Harper and Vincent Porter draw extensively on previously unknown archive material to chart the growing rejection of post-war deference by both film-makers and cinema audiences. Competition from television and successive changes in government policy all forced the production industry to become more market-sensitive. The films produced by Rank and Ealing, many of which harked back to wartime structures of feeling, were challenged by those backed by Anglo-Amalgamated and Hammer. The latter knew how to address the rebellious feelings and growing sexual discontents of a new generation of consumers. Even the British Board of Film Censors had to adopt a more liberal attitude. The collapse of the studio system also meant that the screenwriters and the art directors had to cede creative control to a new generation of independent producers and film directors. Harper and Porter explore the effects of these social, cultural, industrial, and economic changes on 1950s British cinema.
Introduction ; 1. The Politics of Production Finance ; 2. The Rank Organisation ; 3. Ealing Studios ; 4. The Associated British Picture Company ; 5. British Lion ; 6. American-British Productions ; 7. Hammer Films ; 8. Independent Producers ; 9. Outsiders and Mavericks ; 10. Visual Style ; 11. Censorship ; 12. The Cinema Audience Responds ; Conclusion ; Appendix ; Notes and references ; Filmography ; Bibliography ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | numerous halftones and tables |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 763 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-815934-X / 019815934X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-815934-6 / 9780198159346 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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