From Silent Screen to Multi-screen: A History of Cinema Exhibtion in Britain Since 1896 - Couverture rigide

Hanson, Stuart

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719069440 ISBN 13 : 9780719069444

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Hanson Stuart

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Detailed and comprehensive, this book is the first survey of cinema exhibition in Britain from its inception until the present. Charting the development of cinema exhibition and cinema-going in Britain from the first public film screening by the Lumière Brothers at London s Regent Street Polytechnic in February 1896, through to the development of the multiplex and giant megaplex cinemas, the history of cinema exhibition is placed in its wider social, cultural and economic contexts. Adopting a chronological structure, this book takes into account how changes in the structure of the film industry, especially regarding the exhibition sector, impacted upon the cinema-going experience. From silent screen to multi-screen will be valuable for social historians as well as scholars and students in film studies, media studies and cultural history.

Revue de presse :

While highly factual, in presenting 'the big picture' the book never loses sight of the charm and thrill of visiting a 'dream palace'. Marc Zimmermann, Film Ireland --Marc Zimmermann, Film Ireland

This carefully researched book will be of interest to cultural historians as well as those working in film and media studies. --European Journal of Communication 23 (1)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719069440
• ISBN 13: 9780719069444
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224