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Theatres on film: How the cinema imagines the stage
Professor Russell Jackson
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Paperback. This book focuses on the significance and effect of theatrical subject matter in key films in several genres, and ranges from Busby Berkeley to Ingmar Bergman, and from the haunted backstage world of The Phantom of the Opera to the sinister glamour of The Red Shoes and the theatrical politics of Mephisto and The Lives of Others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170. .
Theatres on film is an innovative contribution to the study of both theatre and film history, with its detailed discussion of popular and influential films that have taken the theatre as their subject, informed by a strong sense of the cultural and historical background. This book focuses on the significance and effect of theatrical subject matter in key films in several genres, and ranges from Busby Berkeley to Ingmar Bergman, and from the haunted backstage world of The Phantom of the Opera to the sinister glamour of The Red Shoes and the theatrical politics of Mephisto and ... Read more
Theatres on film is an innovative contribution to the study of both theatre and film history, with its detailed discussion of popular and influential films that have taken the theatre as their subject, informed by a strong sense of the cultural and historical background. This book focuses on the significance and effect of theatrical subject matter in key films in several genres, and ranges from Busby Berkeley to Ingmar Bergman, and from the haunted backstage world of The Phantom of the Opera to the sinister glamour of The Red Shoes and the theatrical politics of Mephisto and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099922
SKU
V9780719099922
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99-15
About Professor Russell Jackson
Russell Jackson is Allardyce Nicoll Professor of Drama in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, University of Birmingham -- .
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