Next Train's Gone! : Will Hay: An Alternative View of British National Identity PDF
by Amanda J Field
Part of the Short Takes Film Studies series
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In the 1930s, British film producers and critics championed the idea of 'quality' pictures - thoughtful, intelligent films that would project a particular and positive view of Britain.
The result was to drive a wedge between 'national' cinema (which reflected middle-class values) and 'popular' cinema (which reflected the working-class values of the majority of cinema audiences). 'Popular' became a term of abuse, particularly directed at comedies, whose roots often lay in music-hall.
A very different image of Britain emerges from these comedies, as this insightful analysis of two Will Hay films - Oh Mr Porter (1937) and Ask a Policeman (1939) reveals.
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- Pages:29 pages
- Publisher:Andrews UK
- Publication Date:24/03/2015
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:29 pages
- Publisher:Andrews UK
- Publication Date:24/03/2015
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- ISBN:9781909183803
