Description
Book SynopsisCornwall's representation on screen has been dominated by the romantic coastal edge, from the earliest days of the moving image to the recent BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's maritime adventure series Poldark. Drawing on art history to illuminate the construction of Cornwall on film, Rachel Moseley examines newsreels, contemporary art and amateur films, and mainstream film and television. Stressing the sociopolitical significance of the moving image, Moseley investigates the absence of Cornwall's interior on film, arguing that the emphasis on the coast in Cornwall's screen history has had a significant and ongoing economic impact on the area. The first book to focus on the region's construction in the moving image, Picturing Cornwall is sure to generate new lines of inquiry across both film studies and human geography.
Trade ReviewEndorsement:
‘.. rock solid. Her eclectic multi-disciplinary approach is just right for the subject. […] The chapter outline is impressive and comprehensive’
Professor Helen Taylor, University of Exeter
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Preface
Introduction: A Journey into Cornwall
1 Landscape, Region and the Moving Image
2 The Outsider and the View: Travel, Tourism and Film
3 Screen Fictions
4 The ‘Real’ Cornwall
5 A Different View
Notes
Filmography
Television Programmes
Bibliography
Index
