Cinemas of the World - Film and Society From 1895 to the Present

Informationen zum Autor James Chapman is Lecturer in Film and Television History at the Open University. He is the author of The British at War: Cinema! State and Propaganda! 1939-1945 (1998)! Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (1999) and War and Film (Reaktion Books! 2007). Klappentext "An engaging! excellent piece of work."-"Film and HistoryNew in paperback! this book examines the relationship between film and society in the modern world: film as entertainment! film as a reflection of national cultures and preoccupations! film as an instrument of propaganda. It also explores two interrelated issues that have recurred throughout cinema's history: the global dominance of Hollywood! and how film-makers elsewhere have established national cinemas that reflect their own cultures and societies. Zusammenfassung The cinema has been the pre-eminent popular art form of the twentieth century. This title examines the relationship between film and society in the modern world: film as entertainment medium! film as a reflection of national cultures and preoccupations! film as an instrument of propaganda.

Product details

• Authors: Chapman, James Chapman
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2004
• EAN: 9781861892287
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-228-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Globalities; Globalities
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV