BRITAIN CAN TAKE IT - Hardcover

Aldgate, Anthony; Richards, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 0631135499 ISBN 13: 9780631135494

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1991

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The British cinema in the Second World War. Dust jacket in fair condition. Pencil markings in text.Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition.

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About the Author:

Anthony Aldgate is Professor of Film and History, The Open University. His many publications include the TCM British Film Guide to 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' (forthcoming Tauris 2007). Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History, Lancaster University. Among his books are 'The Unknown 1930s' and the TCM British Film Guide to 'A Night to Remember' (both Tauris). Together they are joint authors of 'Best of British: Cinema and Society 1930-1970 (Tauris).

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Aldgate and Richards, university lecturers in history in England, have written an instructive study of how documentary filmmakers, most notably Humphrey Jennings, Paul Rotha, Pat Jackson and Harry Watt, gave British film its true identity during World War II. Though regarded as inferior by the Ministry of Information, which directly influenced wartime British film content, these filmmakers made an impact on the course of even the most commercial movies. The authors discuss 11 key films by such filmmakers as Leslie Howard, Noel Coward, David Lean and Carol Reed that most aptly captured the sentiments and meaning of the war. Not only did the MoI accept the ideas of the documentarians, but mainstream filmmakers also incorporated the realism of documentaries in their work. A scholarly book, it is an excellent narrative as well, and although incomplete given its length, this is a highly recommended study. Photos. (March
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