| Post-War Adaptations: 1946-59 Contributor(s): Whelehan, Imelda (Author), Cartmell, Deborah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1628924756 ISBN-13: 9781628924756 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of March 6, 2025 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Series: Bloomsbury Adaptation Histories |
| Physical Information: 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The latter part of the 20th century saw cinema becoming increasingly significant as an art-form, even while its status as 'art' was still openly contested. This installment in the Bloomsbury Adaptation Histories series discusses a rich and exciting period of cinema history: Hollywood in the latter stages of its golden age, releasing masterpiece adaptations such as It's A Wonderful Life (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Third Man (1949), All About Eve (1950), Rear Window (1954), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Vertigo (1958). Noted scholar Imelda Whelehan looks at key adaptations released during this period and considers the impact of social change, film consumption and film tastes, as well as noting the most popular genres at this time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cartmell, Deborah: - Deborah Cartmell is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Adaptations at De Montfort University, UK, founder and co-editor of the international journals Shakespeare and Adaptation, founder and former Chair of the Association of Adaptation Studies. |