Past And Present: National Identity And The British Historical Film - Couverture souple

Chapman, Prof James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1850438080 ISBN 13 : 9781850438083

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2005

Synopsis

This ground-breaking book takes as its focal point director Ken Loach's view that 'The only reason to make films that are a reflection on history is to talk about the present.' In the first book to take on this major genre in all its complexity, James Chapman argues that historical films say as much about the times in which they are made as about the past they purport to portray. Through in-depth case studies of fourteen key films spanning the 1930s up to the turn of the twenty first century, from The Private Life of Henry VIII and Zulu to Chariots of Fire and Elizabeth, Chapman examines the place of historical films in British cinema history and film culture. Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical verisimilitude.
Exploring throughout the book the dialectical relationship between past and present, Chapman reveals how such films promote British achievements - but also sometimes question them - and how they project images of 'Britishness' to audiences both in the UK and internationally.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Chapman is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television History, The Open University. His titles include 'The British at War', 'Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films 'Saints and Avengers', all I.B. Tauris

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1850438080
• ISBN 13: 9781850438083
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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