Christmas at the Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British and European Cinema (Cinema and Society) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860643973 ISBN 13: 9781860643972

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2000

Synopsis

Whether we love or hate it, Christmas has always played a special role in the cinema, and Christmas movies like ""It's a Wonderful Life"" and ""Miracle on 34th Street"" have a special place in popular affections. They almost constitute a mini-cinematic genre. So what does Christmas in the movies mean to societies across the Anglo-Saxon and European world and what does it have to say about them? The contributors to this book take a good look at popular Christmas films, decoding the messages they convey about preoccupations and attitudes internationally and about the different societies that produce them.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book questions how films create and interpret what Christmas means to societies across the Anglo-Saxon and European world, examining topics such as Santa Claus in cinema, Dickens and Christmas and Spanish and German seasonal creations. In the CINEMA AND SOCIETY series.

About the Author:

Mark Connelly is Reuters Lecturer in Media and Propaganda History at the University of Kent, U.K.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1860643973
• ISBN 13: 9781860643972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Connelly Mark