A Hard Day's Night: Turner Classic Movies British Film Guide (British Film Guides) - Softcover

Glynn, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1850435871 ISBN 13: 9781850435877

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2004

Synopsis

Dubbed by Andrew Sarris ""the Citizen Kane of pop musicals,"" recently given a high-profile release on a two-disc DVD, A Hard Day's Night, directed by Richard Lester, is viewed by Stephen Glynn as that rare event--a cheap exploitation movie that has entered the cultural canon. Following the Fab Four's adventures in New York the film established enduring individual personalities for the four Beatles, invented the pop music video and made us all ""buy into"" the Beatles. This radical Guide, full of detail and insight, explores its making, its music, fandom, Pop Art style, reception and influence and how the Beatles went to America to make a revolutionary movie.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Glynn is Lecturer in Film at the Open University.

Review:

The Bookseller: "offering enthusiasts 'fashionable and lively guides' to classic films." The Veteran, Summer 2005: 'Glynn's narrative is a concise and perceptive addition to a multitudinous literature on the subject.' In the Picture, No. 51: 'Glynn's very good at unpicking the film's simultaneously subversive and conservative character.' Film International, Issue 18 2005: '...Glynn skilfully places A Hard Day's Night within the context of British rock music films... the rapid rise of English youth culture and the rise to fame of the Beatles themselves.' '... (an) intelligent take on the film...' 'The author's historical contextualization...is well researched and compelling.' 'The significance of A Hard Day's Night is beyond discussion, and it is fitting that a publication as strong as Glynn's should mark its recognition.' - K.J. Donnelly, Journal of British Cinema and Television

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1850435871
• ISBN 13: 9781850435877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112