{"product_id":"soho-on-screen-cinematic-spaces-of-bohemia-and-cosmopolitanism-1948-1963-9781800734777","title":"Soho on Screen: Cinematic Spaces of Bohemia and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDespite Soho’s rich cultural history, there remains an absence of work on the depiction of the popular neighbourhood in film. \u003cem\u003eSoho on Screen\u003c\/em\u003e provides one of the first studies of Soho within postwar British cinema. Drawing upon historical, cultural and urban studies of the area, this book explores twelve films and theatrically released documentaries from a filmography of over one hundred Soho set productions. While predominantly focusing on low-budget, exploitation films which are exemplars of British and international filmmaking, Young also offers new readings of star and director biographies, from Laurence Harvey to Emeric Pressburger, and in so doing enlivens discussion on filmmaking in a time and place of intense social transformation, technological innovation and growing permissiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Young’s writing is engaging and well-researched, and, as with many of these types of books, will leave the reader seeking out many of the films analysed. It’s a fascinating period in British cinema history and focusing on films connected to this one square mile of London is a great way to really dig into that history. Soho on Screen is highly recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Cinema Retro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This impressive and imaginative study explores Soho’s representation in films from multiple angles, situating these films in the broader social and cultural context of postwar Britain. By covering an admirably wide range of films, including some lesser-known ones, Jingan Young explores Soho’s image on screen during the 1950s and early 1960s as a way of examining changing ideas surrounding British national identity, London’s immigrant communities, youth culture, sex and commercialism.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Chris O’Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Lincoln\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tPeter Bradshaw\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAuthor’s Preface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho, ‘The Forbidden City’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tracking Shot: Soho Square to Wardour Street, London’s ‘Film Row’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho’s Bohemian-Cosmopolitans and Post-War British Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e God Is Everywhere!’: Engineering the Immigrant Landscape of \u003cem\u003eMiracle in Soho\u003c\/em\u003e (1957)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho-Hollywood: The Birth of the Soho ‘B’ Film\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Old Perils, New Pleasures: \u003cem\u003eWest End Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e (1960) and the Birth of Commercial Vice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘An’ I fort Jews were supposed to be lucky!’: Jewish Wide Boys, Johnny Jackson and Sammy Lee\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho Melodrama: Spaces of Sexual Blackmail, \u003cem\u003eThe Flesh is Weak\u003c\/em\u003e (1957) and \u003cem\u003eThe Shakedown\u003c\/em\u003e (1960)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Subversive female sexualities and the Soho coffee bar: \u003cem\u003eBeat Girl\u003c\/em\u003e (1960) and \u003cem\u003eRag Doll\u003c\/em\u003e (1961)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho Strip Clubs (I): The Windmill Theatre and its Cinematic Legacy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho Strip Clubs (II): The Stage and the Dressing Room\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘Warm-hearted Tarts’ and the year ‘old Soho’ died: Campaigns, rebirth and \u003cem\u003eThe World Ten Times Over \u003c\/em\u003e(1963)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tFilmography\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography                                        \u003cbr\u003e \tIndex  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042746433879,"sku":"9781800734777","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800734777.jpg?v=1750955442","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/soho-on-screen-cinematic-spaces-of-bohemia-and-cosmopolitanism-1948-1963-9781800734777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}