European Cinemas, European Societies 1939-1990

Name: European Cinemas, European Societies 1939-1990
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ISBN: 9780415047876

ISBN-10: 0415047870

ISBN-13: 9780415047876

Edition: 1991

Authors: Pierre Sorlin

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In European Cinemas, European Societies, 1939-1990, Pierre Sorlin examines the European cinema as a whole, its public and its productions. As far as the individual films are concerned, three players have been taken into account: the Americans, European audiences and film makers. After examining the contrasting attitudes of the European cinemas on the eve of the World War 2, Sorlin focuses on an important political issue - the resistance to Nazism, and why European cinema could never deal seriously with the rise of fascism. He then looks at the spectators' and film-makers' response to Hollywood, shows why audiences declined, explains how cultural individuality has been expressed in film, and…

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List price: $67.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Routledge
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.66" long
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction Images in Societies	p. 1
The Coming War	p. 23
Resistance	p. 52
A Golden Age	p. 81
The Blurred Image of Cities	p. 111
Challenging Hollywood	p. 138
Conclusion: Moving Pictures: Conception/Consumption	p. 207
Notes	p. 221
Select Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 241
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