Ealing Studios: A Movie Book - Softcover

Barr, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520215540 ISBN 13: 9780520215542

Publisher: University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

This classic study of British filmmaking, first published in the United States in 1980, has been updated to bring a 1990s perspective to the work of the studio that gave the world such unforgettable comedies as Passport to Pimlico and The Lavender Hill Mob. The heyday of Ealing Studios lasted approximately from 1939 to 1951, generating a roster of films that projected-by design-a vivid and particular image of Britain and Britishness. Studio head Sir Michael Balcon gathered artists whose films, whether comedies or dramas, offer superior acting performances with a feeling of ensemble that reinforces the values of character, responsibility, and community. Readers will enjoy, in addition to a new chapter relating the Ealing phenomenon to Thatcher and post-Thatcher Britain, the refined and improved filmography and biography sections.

About this title

Review:

"Splendid. . . . At last someone has looked backwards over British culture calmly, sensitively, and intelligently, probing beneath its surface familiarity and presenting analyses which are both provocative and level-headed."--"Sight and Sound

About the Author:

Charles Barr is the author of several other film books, including the World War II volume of The History of the British Cinema series.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520215540
• ISBN 13: 9780520215542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222