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Films, cinema
Paperback. This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276. Series: Film Stars. 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF. Dimension: 190 x 137 x 13. Weight: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574322
- ISBN
- 9781844574322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 192 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Auteur Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906733728
- ISBN
- 9781906733728
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.99
€ 31.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643578
- ISBN
- 9780816643578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. The ultimate biography of this ever-popular star and icon, from a young Cambridge don who has already made his name with a much praised biography of Marilyn Monroe. Num Pages: 432 pages, (2x8 page section). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857025743
- ISBN
- 9781857025743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.30
€ 14.99
€ 13.30
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816656417
- ISBN
- 9780816656417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Series: Exile Silver Screen. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550961539
- ISBN
- 9781550961539
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. The author is the godfather of American independent cinema, saluted by virtually every US maverick who's followed in his stead, from Martin Scorsese to Sean Penn. This title includes his major films such as: "Faces", "Woman Under the Influence", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie", "Opening Night" and "Gloria". Num Pages: 544 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571201570
- ISBN
- 9780571201570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.68
€ 33.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Novelist and critic Kim Newman assesses the horror noir Cat People (1943), produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. This important and influential film is considered in the light of its place in film history and as a work of ambitious horror. The new edition includes a postscript about the sequel, The Curse of the Cat People. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844576432
- ISBN
- 9781844576432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.04
€ 17.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mimesis International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788869770760
- ISBN
- 9788869770760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Hardcover. This book offers an industrial, economic and aesthetic history of the early years of the British film industry from 1899-1911, through a case study of one of the most celebrated pioneer film makers, Cecil Hepworth. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; APF; KNTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898904
- ISBN
- 9780859898904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.29
€ 135.29
Paperback. A global overview of the history and progress of women film directors around the world. With over 20 contributors including directors, writers, critics, producers, academics and fans. Includes exclusive interviews with leading female directors and industry insiders. Essential resource for film students, gender studies courses and film fans alike. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl; Kelly, Gabrielle. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Supernova Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956632906
- ISBN
- 9780956632906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. From The Graduate to Revenge of the Nerds, this book delves into how movies treat the classroom. Num Pages: 189 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828919
- ISBN
- 9780810828919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.02
€ 100.02
Hardback. Reprints the insightful contributions of more than fifty screenwriters, directors, producers, historians, and critics on diverse films from the earliest years of the film industry through the 1970s. Num Pages: 652 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Includes indexes. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810824423
- ISBN
- 9780810824423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.50
€ 258.50
Hardback. Argues that the church's involvement in filmmaking unintentionally contributed to the spread of secularization Num Pages: 287 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFN; HRCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814753248
- ISBN
- 9780814753248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.46
€ 47.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. A study of the efforts of the Warner Bros film studio to promote anti-Nazi activity before the outbreak of World War II. Through a score of films produced in the 1930s and early-1940s the studio marshalled its forces to influence the American conscience and push towards intervention in the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPVN; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798713
- ISBN
- 9780814798713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. A sourcebook of writings on music for film, bringing together fifty-three critical documents. It includes essays by those who created the music and outlines the major trends, aesthetic choices, technological innovations, and commercial pressures that have shaped the relationship between music and film from 1896 to the present. Editor(s): Hubbert, Julie. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table, 9 music examples. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720. Texts and Contexts in Film Music History. 528 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Hubbert, Julie. A sourcebook of writings on music for film, bringing together fifty-three critical documents. It includes essays by those who created the music and outlines the major trends, aesthetic choices, technological innovations, and commercial pressures that have shaped the relationship between music and film from 1896 to the present. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight: 712.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241022
- ISBN
- 9780520241022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.80
€ 47.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Challenges the conventional interpretation of vampire mythology and argues that the medium of film has reinvented the vampire archetype. This book traces the evolution of the American vampire film, arguing that vampires are more than just blood-drinking monsters; they reflect the cultural and social climate of the societies that produce them. Num Pages: 278 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; VXQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716964
- ISBN
- 9780292716964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Hardcover. The films made by the British Instructional Films (BIF) company in the decade following the end of the First World War helped to shape the way in which that war was remembered. This is both a work of cinema history and a study of the public's memory of WW1. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; APF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859899987
- ISBN
- 9780859899987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.13
€ 135.13
Hardback. At the intersection of anthropology, media studies, and critical theory, Censorium is a pathbreaking analysis of Indian film censorship. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353744
- ISBN
- 9780822353744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.40
€ 114.40
Paperback. Cinema and the Open Edge of Mass Publicity. 296 pages. At the intersection of anthropology, media studies, and critical theory, Censorium is a pathbreaking analysis of Indian film censorship. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; JFMD. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353881
- ISBN
- 9780822353881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films - "Accattone", "The Canterbury Tales", "Medea", "Salo" - continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. This title studies Pasolini's cinematic realism, in theory and in practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078550
- ISBN
- 9780520078550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.51
€ 41.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636389
- ISBN
- 9780816636389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
paperback. This book on internationally acclaimed film director Chantal Akerman provides an illuminating overview of her filmmaking and an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style. Series: French Film Directors Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526116864
- ISBN
- 9781526116864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.57
€ 26.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. Presents a genealogy of realist performance through analysis of the music hall careers and film roles of Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Frehel, and Damia. This book offers a fresh interpretation of 1930s French cinema, emphasizing its love affair with popular song and its close connections to the music hall and the cafe-concert. Num Pages: 273 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244078
- ISBN
- 9780520244078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70