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Next Train's Gone! : Will Hay : an alternative view of British National identity.
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)...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gosport [England] :
Chaplin Books,
2015.
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| Colección: | Short Takes Film Studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (29 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. Includes filmography. |
| ISBN: | 9781909183803 1909183806 |