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Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Defining criticism in Film Studies
2. British society, culture and politics, 1955–65
3. The rock’n’roll films of Elvis Presley
4. British visions of America
5. The rise of the British pop film
6. Critics, fan culture and the British pop film
7. Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

Interpreting Rock Movies

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 12/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780719065392
      978-0719065392
      ISBN-10 0719065399

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Defining criticism in Film Studies
      2. British society, culture and politics, 1955–65
      3. The rock’n’roll films of Elvis Presley
      4. British visions of America
      5. The rise of the British pop film
      6. Critics, fan culture and the British pop film
      7. Conclusion
      Filmography
      Bibliography
      Index

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