The Hidden Cinema: British Film Censorship in Action 1913-1972

ISBN-13: 9781138162389 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 216 str.

Dr James C. Robertson; James Robertson

Opis

How does film censorship work in Britain? Robertson examines the history of the British Board of Film Censors and shows that censorship has had a greater influence on film history than is often assumed.

Recenzje

`This volume in the excellent `Cinema and Society' series edited by Jeffrey Richards ... is interesting throughout [and] thoroughly researched.' - Film Review

`... immensely entertaining, eye opening social history, achieving a nice balance between the prudish and the prurient.' - Philip French, The Observer

Spis treści

Introduction 1 The silents, 1913–1929 2 The early talkies, 1930–1939 3 The Second World War and its aftermath, 1940–1950 4 The later talkies, 1950–1975 5 Conclusion

O autorze

Dr James C Robertson