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London in Cinema (Paperback)
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London in Cinema (Paperback)
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Charlotte Brunsdon's illuminating study explores the variety of
cinematic 'Londons' that appear in films made since 1945. Brunsdon
traces the familiar ways that film-makers establish that a film is
set in London, by use of recognisable landmarks and the city's
shorthand iconography of red buses and black taxis, as well as the
ways in which these icons are avoided. She looks at London weather
- fog and rain - and everyday locations like the pub and the
housing estate, while also examining the recurring patterns of
representation associated with films set in the East and West Ends
of London, from Spring in Park Lane (1948) to Mona Lisa (1986), and
from Night and the City (1950) to From Hell (2001). Brunsdon
provides a detailed analysis of a selection of films, exploring
their contribution to the cinematic geography of London, and
showing the ways in which feature films have responded to, and
created, changing views of the city. She traces London's
transformation from imperial capital to global city through the
different ways in which the local is imagined in films ranging from
Ealing comedies to Pressure (1974), as well as through the shifting
imagery of the River Thames and the Docks. She addresses the role
of cinematic genres such as horror and film noir in the
constitution of the cinematic city, as well as the recurrence of
figures such as the cockney, the gangster and the housewife.
Challenging the view that London is not a particularly cinematic
city, Brunsdon demonstrates that many London-set films offer their
own meditation on the complex relationships between the cinema and
the city.
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