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Studying the British Crime Film
Paul Elliott
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFG; APFN; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Ever since its inception, British cinema has been obsessed with crime and the criminal. One of the first narrative films to be produced in Britain, the Hepworth's 1905 short Rescued by Rover, was a fast-paced, quick-edited tale of abduction and kidnap, and the first British sound film, Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1930), centered on murder and criminal guilt. For a genre seemingly so important to the British cinematic character, there is little direct theoretical or historical work focused on it. The Britain of British cinema is often written about in terms of national history, ethnic diversity, or cultural tradition, yet very ... Read more
Ever since its inception, British cinema has been obsessed with crime and the criminal. One of the first narrative films to be produced in Britain, the Hepworth's 1905 short Rescued by Rover, was a fast-paced, quick-edited tale of abduction and kidnap, and the first British sound film, Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1930), centered on murder and criminal guilt. For a genre seemingly so important to the British cinematic character, there is little direct theoretical or historical work focused on it. The Britain of British cinema is often written about in terms of national history, ethnic diversity, or cultural tradition, yet very ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Auteur Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906733742
SKU
V9781906733742
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About Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott teaches film and film theory at the University of Worcester. He has published research on Hitchcock, embodied film theory, the French psychoanalyst Felix Guattari, and various elements of British cinema.
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