Film and the Working Class: The Feature Film in British and American Society - Couverture souple

Stead, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415065194 ISBN 13 : 9780415065191

Editeur : Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

In "Film and the Working Class" , Peter Stead explores British and American depictions of the working class from the 1890s to the age of television and the era of James Bond and Rambo. As well as discussing films specifically concerned with working class conditions and struggles, he analyses the debate on both sides of the Atlantic about the social significance of the feature film. He contests the view held by critics that films could only get better by becoming more realistic, and the pact between performers and audience which depended on a rather different set of assumptions. In a discussion of the role of film acting, Stead looks at actors like James Cagney who allowed the workers to believe in the reality of film. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of film studies.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Taking the subject chronologically from the 1890s to when the book was initially published in 1989, this book analyses those films specifically concerned with working-class conditions and struggle, and discusses them within the context of the debate on the social significance of the feature film. It concentrates on films which depict labour organizations and political activists, as well as life in working-class communities and actors with working-class identities such as James Cagney.

Reviews of the original edition:

‘...fills a gap in film studies...the study of social and labour history, and the development of popular culture in Britain and the United States.’

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415065194
• ISBN 13: 9780415065191
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible