Melodrama, Self and Nation in Post-War British Popular Film

Informationen zum Autor Johanna Laitila received her PhD at the University of St Andrews School of English, and she has taught Film, Media, and Popular Culture at the University of Dundee. Zusammenfassung This book investigates the portrayal of nationalities and sexualities in British post-Second World War crime film and melodrama. By focusing on these genres, the book offers insight into the desires, fears, and anxieties of post-war culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Introduction. II. Amnesia and Awakening in Four Melodramas III. Post-war Imaginings of Time and Space. IV. Subjects, Signors, and Signoras: Naming and Interpellation V. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Johanna Laitila
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138482753
• ISBN: 978-1-138-48275-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism