The Hidden Cinema : British Film Censorship in Action 1913-1972.
Title:
The Hidden Cinema : British Film Censorship in Action 1913-1972.
Author:
Robertson, Dr James C.
ISBN:
9780203990070
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (212 pages)
Series:
Cinema and Society
Contents:
Preliminaries -- Contents -- General editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 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 -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- General index -- Index of film titles.
Abstract:
How does film censorship work in Britain? Jim Robertson's new paperback edition of The Hidden Cinema argues that censorship has had a far greater influence on British film history than is often apparent, creating the `hidden cinema' of the title. Robertson charts the role of the British Board of Film Censors, established in 1913, and the histories of a variety of noteworthy films including Battleship Potemkin and No Orchids for Miss Blandish and revealing how censorship continues to exert a marked influence on many important films - like the controversial A Clockwork Orange - some of which have now vanished from British screens altogether. This edition includes a brand new section on Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris, immediately engulfed in censorship wrangles on its release in 1972.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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