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Reel History: The World According to the Movies
Alex Von Tunzelmann
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Description for Reel History: The World According to the Movies
Hardback. A fun and illuminating look at cinema's mistreatment of history, based on the Guardian newspaper column 'Reel History' by acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 35. Weight in Grams: 428.
From ancient Egypt to the Tudors to the Nazis, the film industry has often defined how we think of the past. But how much of what you see on the screen is true? And does it really matter if filmmakers just make it all up? Picking her way through Hollywood's version of events, acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann sorts the fact from the fiction. Along the way, we meet all our favourite historical characters, on screen and in real life: from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I, from Spartacus to Abraham Lincoln, and from Attila the Hun to ... Read more
From ancient Egypt to the Tudors to the Nazis, the film industry has often defined how we think of the past. But how much of what you see on the screen is true? And does it really matter if filmmakers just make it all up? Picking her way through Hollywood's version of events, acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann sorts the fact from the fiction. Along the way, we meet all our favourite historical characters, on screen and in real life: from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I, from Spartacus to Abraham Lincoln, and from Attila the Hun to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782396468
SKU
V9781782396468
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About Alex Von Tunzelmann
Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian and writer. She has published two books: Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire (2007) and Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean (2011), and is the author of the long-running 'Reel History' column in the Guardian.
Reviews for Reel History: The World According to the Movies
Great fun
Marcus Berkmann
Spectator
Reel History is a hoot! Alex von Tunzelmann writes with a blend of playful wit and delicious snark
Greg Jenner, official historian to TV's Horrible Histories
Witty, fascinating, charming... a wonderful book
Kate Williams
Marcus Berkmann
Spectator
Reel History is a hoot! Alex von Tunzelmann writes with a blend of playful wit and delicious snark
Greg Jenner, official historian to TV's Horrible Histories
Witty, fascinating, charming... a wonderful book
Kate Williams