Popular cinema is saturated with images and narratives of empire. With Projecting Empire , Chapman and Cull have written the first major study of imperialism and cinema for over thirty years. This welcome text maps the history of empire cinema in both Hollywood and Britain through a serious of case studies of popular films including biopics, adventures, literary adaptations, melodramas, comedies and documentaries, from the 1930s and The Four Feathers to the present, with Indiana Jones and Three Kings . The authors consider industry-wide trends and place the films in their wider cultural and historical contexts. Using primary sources that include private papers, they look at the presence of particular auteurs in the cinema of Imperialism, including Korda, Lean, Huston and Attenborough, as well as the actors who brought the stories to life, such as Elizabeth Taylor and George Clooney. At a time when imperialism has a new significance in the world, this book will fulfil the needs of students and interested filmgoers alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781845119409
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95561530
Product Key Features
Book Title
Projecting Empire: Imperialism and Popular Cinema
Author
Prof James Chapman, Nicholas J. Cull
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
386g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Prof James Chapman, Nicholas J. Cull
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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